Ancilla Temporal range: | |
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Ancilla acuminata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Olivoidea |
Family: | Ancillariidae |
Genus: | Ancilla Lamarck, 1799 |
Type species | |
Voluta ampla Gmelin, 1801 | |
Species | |
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Ancilla, common name the ancillas, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ancillariidae. [1]
(Described as Chilotygma) The spire is moderate, the suture enamelled. The inner lip has the callus produced posteriorly into a strong angular tooth. [2]
(Described as Anaulax) The shell is not polished. The spire is produced with sutures covered with a thick deposit of enamel. The inner lip has the callus extended, thick, and covering the spire.
(Described as Ancillaria) The shell is thin, ventricose and striated. The spire is short, obtuse with the suture enamelled. The aperture is wide.
(Described as Ancilla) The shell is oblong, subcylindrical and polished. The spire is short with the suture filled up with enamel. The aperture is large, dilated and effuse anteriorly. The twisted columella is callous anteriorly. The outer lip is thin, simple and acute.
Species within the genus Ancilla include: