| Size (SH × SW) (in mm) |
1.91× 1.56 |
1.98–2.05× 1.53–1.63 |
1.82×1.42 |
2 ×1.25 |
2.2 ×1.8 (Maj), 2.2 × 1.5 (Min) |
2.65× 1.65 |
1.5 × 1.25 |
1.4 × 0.95 |
2.5 ×1.75 |
2 ×1.5 |
1.8× 1.2(Maj), 1.8 × 1 (min) |
| Shell shape |
oval, turbinate |
oval, turbinate |
ovate-conical |
ovate-conical |
globose-conical, solid |
ovate-sharp, succineous |
ovate-conical |
cylindrical, conoid, solid |
ovate-elongated, solid |
almost globose-conical, more slender than G. liratula |
globose-conoid, moderately solid |
| Color |
dark brownish |
amber |
amber |
reddish-white with a rusty tint |
yellow |
translucent, reddish-brownish towards spire |
translucent, reddish towards the spire |
pale, yellow-green |
translucent, amber-colored (?) |
yellowish-white |
yellowish, apex reddish |
| Liration |
multilirate, meshed pattern |
multilirate |
multilirate |
multilirate |
multilirate, a little more numerously spirally ribbed than G. sarrita |
multilirate |
multilirate |
multilirate |
multilirate |
multilirate |
– |
| Sculpture |
spiral ribs present, somewhat strong, very densely arranged, and around regularly spaced, sometimes distorted by radial ribs or growth lines, radial ribs present, irregular and weakly sculptured across the shell |
spiral ribs present, strong, somewhat closely arranged, and nearly regularly spaced across shell except protoconch, somewhat fine or less sharp and more densely spaced spiral striations on basal part of body whorl (umbilical view), radial ribs absent |
strong, spirally striated whorls |
numerous close spiral ridges separated by narrow grooves |
spirally lirate with sharp, simple, closely equidistant ribs |
very finely striated, spirally closely and delicately lined |
– |
spirally coarsely lirate |
very closely spaced spiral striations |
closely spirally striated |
very fine transverse growth striae, somewhat polished |
| Umbilicus |
narrow |
narrow |
imperforate |
sub imperforate, covered by thickened callus |
imperforate |
scarcely perforate |
perforate |
imperforate, with umbilical region slightly impressed |
imperforate |
imperforate, umbilical region slightly depressed |
imperforate |
| Whorls |
3.5, convex |
3.5, convex |
3.62, convex |
4, very convex |
3–3.5, convex |
4, very convex |
4, convex |
3.5, convex, somewhat flattened above |
5, convex |
4, very convex |
3.5, somewhat convex |
| Spiral striae/ ribs from suture to aperture (in apertural view) |
7–9 |
6–9 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
much finer spiral striation, 7–8 |
nil, no spiral ribs; longitudinal ribs are present |
| Spire |
acuminate |
acuminate |
conical |
conical |
conical |
shining, elongate-conical |
conical |
conical |
sub pyramidal |
conical |
subacute |
| Apex |
blunt, roundish |
blunt, roundish |
blunt, roundish |
obtuse or blunt, reddish |
subobtuse, forming slightly prominent mammillate tip, smooth, yellow actually reddening |
slightly obtuse |
obtuse |
strongly mammillate |
obtuse |
obtuse or blunt |
reddish, nipple like, very smooth |
| Suture |
well-impressed |
well-impressed, with narrow shoulder |
well-impressed |
well-impressed |
deep, simple |
deep |
deep |
very deep |
impressed |
deep |
– |
| Aperture |
ovate, oblique or sub-vertical |
round or slightly ovate, oblique or sub-vertical |
sub-circular |
hardly oblique, ovate, equaling ⅔ of shell’s length, columellar margin angular above, with callous inner wall |
semilunar, nearly equaling height of spire, somewhat dilated |
oblique, ovate, angular above |
oblique, semicircular, columellar margin expanded and somewhat reflexed |
almost semi circular |
oblique, truncated-ovate, angled at upper left side |
slightly oblique, semicircular, angled at upper left side |
broadly semicircular |