Cryptomella transenna

{{Speciesbox | parent_authority = H. J. Finlay, 1924 | genus = Cryptomella | parent = Cryptomella | species = transenna | authority = Suter, 1917 | synonyms = *Leucosyrinx alta transenna <small> Suter, 1917 (unaccepted) </small> * Tomopleura transenna <small> Suter, 1917 (unaccepted)</small> | synonyms_ref = <ref name="WoRMS">{{cite web |title=Cryptomella transenna (Suter, 1917) † |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=872463 |website=WoRMS |access-date=27 August 2025 |date=26 March 2016}}</ref> }}

'''''Cryptomella transenna''''' is a species of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, unassigned to a family within the superfamily Conoidea.<ref name="WoRMS"></ref>

== Description == The height of the (holotype's) shell attains 11 mm, its diamiter 4 mm and has 8 whorls. Between the suture above and the prominent spiral ridge, there are 3 near evenly distant spiral lines.<ref name="Suter">{{Cite journal |last=H. |first=Suter |date=1917 |title=DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW TERTIARY MOLLUSCA OCCURRING IN NEW AKALAND, ACCOMPANIED BY A FEW NOTES ON NECESSARY CHANGES IN NOMENCLATURE. |url=https://archive.org/details/materialsforpala19thom/page/n407/mode/2up |journal=New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin |volume=5 |page=44}}</ref>

== Distribution == This extinct marine species was found in New Zealand.<ref name="Suter"></ref>

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== External links == {{Gastropods.com|title=Cryptomella transenna|access-date=27 August 2025}}

Category:Conoidea Category:Gastropods described in 1917