Thala cernica (G. B. Sowerby II 1874)

Thala cernica is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.^[1]

Description

The rosy-orange shell is rather fusiform. The aperture equals the spire in length. The whorls are angulate at the suture. The body whorl becomes attenuate at the top. The outer lip is dentate inside. The superior teeth are elongate. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References

• Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
• Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100 page(s): 23
• Turner, Gori & Salisbury. (2007) Vita Malacologica, supplement to Basteria 5:1–48-page(s): 36