Ancillista cingulata

(Original description) The shell is oblong, pale brown, and thin, with a distinct suture. The whorls are swollen, with the upper ones being reddish-brown. The upper margin of each whorl has a rather broad white band, while the lower edge features a very small keel.

The body whorl has two smooth bands at the base, the upper one being reddish-brown. A depression separates the lower band from the columellar varix, which is narrow, thin, white, and very smooth. ^[3]

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.

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