Ancillista muscae

Ancillista muscae
Shell of Ancillista muscae (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Ancillariidae
Genus:	Ancillista
Species:	A. muscae
Binomial name
Ancillista muscae (Pilsbry, 1926) [1]
Synonyms [2]
Amalda elongata(Gray, 1874) Ancilla muscaePilsbry, 1926 Ancillaria elongataGray, 1874

Ancillista muscae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae, the olives. ^[2]

Nomenclature

Ancilla muscae is nomen novum for Ancillaria elongataGray, 1847 and Ancillaria elongataDeshayes, 1830

Description

The length of the shell attains 49 mm.

(Original description as Ancillaria elongata) The shell is ovate, elongated and imperforate. It is white, thin, and smooth. Its conical spire makes up one-third of the shell's length and is rather blunt at the top. The upper whorls feature spiral ridges, while the body whorl is marked with spiral striations and subtle concentric wrinkles.

The anterior enamel belt is a single band of polished white. The posterior enamel belt is similar but somewhat wider. The columella is quite curved and lacks any folds. The aperture is elongated and ovate, with a white throat. ^[3]

Distribution

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

References

1. Pilsbry H.A. (1926). Notes and news: Ancilla muscae, new name for Ancillaria elongata Gray, 1847. Nautilus 39 Page 104.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
2. Ancillista muscae (Pilsbry, 1926) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 28 April 2010.
3. Gray, J.E. (1847). Description of some new species of marine shells. pp. 355–362, pls. 1, 2, Appendix X, In: J.B. Jukes, Narrative of the surveying voyage of H.M.S. Fly, commanded by Captain F. P. Blackwood, R.N. in Torres Strait, New Guinea, and other islands of the eastern archipelago, during the years 1842–1846:. London: T. & W. Boone, London. p. 357. Retrieved 15 August 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

• Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs.
• Cotton, B.C. 1955. Family Olividae. Royal Society of South Australia Malacological Section 6: 4 pp.

External links

• Pilsbry, H.A. (1926). "Ancilla muscae, new name for Ancillaria elongata Gray, 1847". https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524737 . 39 (3): 104. Retrieved 15 August 2025.{{cite journal}}: External link in |journal= (help) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .