Anolacia

Anolacia
Anolacia aperta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Ancillariidae
Genus:	Anolacia Gray, 1857
Type species
Ancilla mauritiana(G. B. Sowerby I, 1830)
Synonyms
Ancillaria (Cymbancilla)P. Fischer, 1881 Anolacea (misspelling)

Anolacia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ancillariidae. ^[1]

Description

(Original description) The shell is oblong, thin and concentrically grooved. It has a short spire, and the outer lip is thin and smooth, without any denticles. The aperture is large, and the shell's axis is imperforate, meaning it doesn't have an umbilical opening. The shell lacks any enamel coating. The animal has no operculum and a very large foot. ^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Anolacia include:

• Anolacia aperta (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) ^[3]
• Anolacia bozzettii Prati, 1995 ^[4]
• Anolacia lorenzi T. Cossignani, 2022
• Anolacia mauritiana (G.B. Sowerby I, 1830) ^[5]

References

1. Anolacia Gray, 1857 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 28 April 2010.
2. Gray, J.E. (1857). Guide to the systematic distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum. Part I. London: British Museum. p. 26. Retrieved 16 August 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. Anolacia aperta (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 28 April 2010.
4. Anolacia bozzettii Prati, 1995 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 28 April 2010.
5. Anolacia mauritiana (G.B. Sowerby I, 1830) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 28 April 2010.

External links

• Fischer, P. (1881). "Note sur le genre Olivella". Journal de Conchyliologie. 29 (1): 33.