Gingicithara notabilis

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Gingicithara notabilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Gingicithara
Species:
G. notabilis
Binomial name
Gingicithara notabilis
(E. A. Smith, 1888)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cythara brunneolineataPreston, H.B., 1905
  • Eucithara euselma(Melvill & Standen, 1896)
  • Eucithara euselma evanescens (var.) Bouge, J.L. & Ph. Dautzenberg, 1914
  • Mangilia eudeliSowerby, G.B. III, 1901
  • Mangilia (Cythara) brunneolineataPreston, 1905
  • Mangilia (Cythara) euselmaMelvill & Standen, 1896
  • Mangilia euselrna var. evanescensBouge & Dautzenberg, 1914
  • Mangilia quadrasiBoettger, 1895
  • Pleurotoma notabilisE. A. Smith, 1888
  • Pleurotorna (Mangilia) notabilisE. A. Smith, 1888 (original combination)

Gingicithara notabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. [1]

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Description

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

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. [2]

Distribution

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

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References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS (2009). Gingicithara notabilis (E. A. Smith, 1888). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433884 on 2017-06-27
  2. ↑ Smith, E.A. (1888). "Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 6 (2): 300–317. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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