WoRMS taxon details
Gingicithara notabilis (E. A. Smith, 1888)
433884 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:433884)
accepted
Species
Eucithara euselma (Melvill & Standen, 1896) · unaccepted
Mangilia (Cythara) brunneolineata Preston, 1905 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mangilia (Cythara) euselma Melvill & Standen, 1896 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mangilia brunneolineata Preston, 1905 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mangilia eudeli G. B. Sowerby III, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mangilia euselma Melvill & Standen, 1896 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mangilia euselma var. evanescens Bouge & Dautzenberg, 1914 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mangilia quadrasi O. Boettger, 1895 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pleurotoma (Mangilia) notabilis E. A. Smith, 1888 · unaccepted (basionym)
Pleurotoma notabilis E. A. Smith, 1888 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pleurotoma (Mangilia) notabilis E. A. Smith, 1888) Smith, E. A. (1888). Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 6, 2: 300-317., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25123348
page(s): 309-310. [details]
page(s): 309-310. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Gingicithara notabilis (E. A. Smith, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433884 on 2026-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mangilia quadrasi O. Boettger, 1895) Boettger, O. (1895). Die marinen Mollusken der Philippinen (IV) nach den Sammlungen des Herrn José Florencio Quadras in Manila. IV. Die Pleurotomiden. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 27(1): 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15601636
page(s): 15 [details]
original description (of Mangilia euselma var. evanescens Bouge & Dautzenberg, 1914) Bouge, L. J. & Dautzenberg, P. (1914). Les Pleurotomidés de la Nouvelle Calédonie et de ses dépendances. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 61: 123-214., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16294365
page(s): 149 [details]
original description (of Mangilia (Cythara) euselma Melvill & Standen, 1896) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1896). Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Part II. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 8(9): 273-315 [12 November 1896, + pls 9-11 published vol. 8(11) in April 1897]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31980852
page(s): 284, pl. 9, fig. 22. [details]
original description (of Mangilia (Cythara) brunneolineata Preston, 1905) Preston, H. B. (1905). Descriptions of new species of marine shells from Ceylon. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 12(1): 1-8, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27793623
page(s): 3, pl. 1 fig. 8 [details]
original description (of Pleurotoma (Mangilia) notabilis E. A. Smith, 1888) Smith, E. A. (1888). Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 6, 2: 300-317., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25123348
page(s): 309-310. [details]
original description (of Mangilia eudeli G. B. Sowerby III, 1901) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1901). Descriptions of five new species of shells. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 8(4): 101–103, pl. 9. [30 December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28220765
page(s): 102, pl. 9 fig. 4 [details]
new combination reference Kilburn R.N. 1992. Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 6. Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 1. <i>Annals of the Natal Museum</i>, 33: 461–575. [October 1992]
page(s): 500-505 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 15 [details]
original description (of Mangilia euselma var. evanescens Bouge & Dautzenberg, 1914) Bouge, L. J. & Dautzenberg, P. (1914). Les Pleurotomidés de la Nouvelle Calédonie et de ses dépendances. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 61: 123-214., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16294365
page(s): 149 [details]
original description (of Mangilia (Cythara) euselma Melvill & Standen, 1896) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1896). Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Part II. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 8(9): 273-315 [12 November 1896, + pls 9-11 published vol. 8(11) in April 1897]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31980852
page(s): 284, pl. 9, fig. 22. [details]
original description (of Mangilia (Cythara) brunneolineata Preston, 1905) Preston, H. B. (1905). Descriptions of new species of marine shells from Ceylon. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 12(1): 1-8, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27793623
page(s): 3, pl. 1 fig. 8 [details]
original description (of Pleurotoma (Mangilia) notabilis E. A. Smith, 1888) Smith, E. A. (1888). Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 6, 2: 300-317., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25123348
page(s): 309-310. [details]
original description (of Mangilia eudeli G. B. Sowerby III, 1901) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1901). Descriptions of five new species of shells. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 8(4): 101–103, pl. 9. [30 December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28220765
page(s): 102, pl. 9 fig. 4 [details]
new combination reference Kilburn R.N. 1992. Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 6. Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 1. <i>Annals of the Natal Museum</i>, 33: 461–575. [October 1992]
page(s): 500-505 [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pleurotoma notabilis E. A. Smith, 1888)
To GB Mollusca Types (Mangilia (Cythara) euselma Melvill & Standen, 1896; Lectotype; MANCH.EE.3730) (from synonym Mangilia (Cythara) euselma Melvill & Standen, 1896)
To Malacopics (Gingicithara notabilis (E. A. Smith, 1888) Sri Lanka,)
To Malacopics (Gingicithara notabilis (E. A. Smith, 1888) Taiwan, Pingtung, Kenting National Park)
To GB Mollusca Types (Mangilia (Cythara) euselma Melvill & Standen, 1896; Lectotype; MANCH.EE.3730) (from synonym Mangilia (Cythara) euselma Melvill & Standen, 1896)
To Malacopics (Gingicithara notabilis (E. A. Smith, 1888) Sri Lanka,)
To Malacopics (Gingicithara notabilis (E. A. Smith, 1888) Taiwan, Pingtung, Kenting National Park)