« Milky, opaque, turriculated with a scalar spire, almost cylindrical; apex depressed; umbilicus deep but narrow… » – T. A. di Monterosato: “Conchiglie littorali mediterranee”, Naturalista Siciliano anno terzo, Palermo 1884, p.279. – Above and below: specimens collected on the beach, La Franqui, Leucate, Occitania, S. France. All three pictures provided by S. Clanzig (FR) – (CC BY-NC-SA). This white one: 1,3mm.

« Cingula turriculata: close to the C. fusca, but with a more elongate contour, a higher and turriculate spire; whorls rounded; a suture more marked; apex obtuse; umbilicus narrow; colour light yellow; opaque. » – A. Locard: “Les coquilles marines des côtes de France”, Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon vol. 37, Lyon 1890, p.178. 0,95mm.