Gingicithara notabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

Description

The shell of the adult snail varies between 4 mm and 6 mm.

Gingicithara notabilis

The spiral striations are deep and are placed in pairs. The yellowish bands are not very conspicuous, but on the back of the body whorl one of them at the suture and one in the middle of the outer lip become of a deep brown or chestnut colour.

Gingicithara notabilis

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa, Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and New Caledonia

Gingicithara notabilis

References

External links

Tucker, J.K. 2004 "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Zootaxa. 682:1–1295. Kilburn R.N. 1992. Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 6. Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 33: 461–575

MNHN, Paris: Gingicithara notabilis

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Gastropods described in 1888