Ascalista

Ascalista
Shell of Ascalista letourneuxi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Ascalista Drivas & Jay, 1990
Type species
Zafra polita G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875

Ascalista is a small genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae. ^{[1] [2]}

Species

There are two species in the genus Ascalista: ^[2]

• Ascalista letourneuxi K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2015
• Ascalista polita (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875)

References

1. Monsecour K. & Monsecour D., 2015. New species of Columbellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from French Polynesia. Gloria Maris 54(2): 91-97
2. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ascalista Drivas & Jay, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511306 on 2020-05-28