Ancilla
Temporal range:
Apertural view of a shell of Ancilla ventricosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Anaulax Roissy, 1805 (unnecessary substitute name for Ancilla)
  • Ancilla (Chilotygma) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853· accepted, alternate representation
  • Ancilla (Hesperancilla) Kilburn, 1981· accepted, alternate representation
  • † Ancilla (Javancilla) Kilburn, 1981 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Ancilla (Sparella) Gray, 1857· accepted, alternate representation
  • Ancilla (Sparellina) P. Fischer, 1883· accepted, alternate representation
  • Ancillaria Lamarck, 1811
  • Ancillus Montfort, 1810 invalid: unjustified emendation of Ancilla)
  • Chilotygma H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Hesperancilla Kilburn, 1981· accepted, alternate representation
  • Sparella Gray, 1857 (original rank)

Ancilla, common name the ancillas, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ancillariidae.[1]

Description

(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, ventricos 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

Species within the genus Ancilla include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Ancilla agulhasensis Thiele, 1925: synonym of Ancilla ordinaria E.A. Smith, 1906
  • Ancilla alba Perry, 1811: synonym of Buccinanops vittatum (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Ancilla coccinea Fischer, 1807: synonym of Ancilla cinnamomea Lamarck, 1801
  • Ancilla coccinea Hedley, 1914: synonym of Amalda coccinata Kilburn, 1980
  • Ancilla edgariana Schepman, 1911: synonym of Amalda edgariana (Schepman, 1911)
  • Ancilla fasciata Reeve, 1864:[36] synonym of Ancilla ordinaria E.A. Smith, 1906
  • Ancilla lineata Perry, 1811: synonym of Nassarius glans glans (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Ancilla maculata Perry, 1811: synonym of Babylonia areolata (Link, 1807)
  • Ancilla mauritiana G.B. Sowerby I, 1830: synonym of Anolacia mauritiana (G.B. Sowerby I, 1830)
  • Ancilla muscae Pilsbry, 1926: synonym of Ancillista muscae (Pilsbry, 1926)
  • Ancilla optima G.B. Sowerby III, 1897: synonym of Amalda optima (G.B. Sowerby III, 1897)
  • Ancilla ordinaria major Turton, 1932: synonym of Ancilla albozonata E.A. Smith, 1904
  • Ancilla oryza Reeve, 1864: synonym of Ancilla lineolata (A. Adams, 1853)
  • Ancilla osculata Sowerby, 1900: synonym of Bullia osculata (Sowerby, 1900)
  • Ancilla pallida Perry, 1811: synonym of Babylonia spirata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Ancilla pura Sowerby, 1892: synonym of Ancilla marmorata (Reeve, 1864)
  • Ancilla rubiginosa : synonym of Amalda rubiginosa (Swainson, 1823) (original combination)
  • Ancilla sumatrana Thiele, 1925: synonym of Ancillina sumatrana (Thiele, 1925)

References

  1. 1 2 Ancilla Lamarck, 1799. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
  3. ↑ Ancilla acuminata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1859). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  4. ↑ Ancilla adelphe Kilburn, 1981. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  5. ↑ Ancilla albisulcata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1830). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  6. ↑ Ancilla albozonata E.A. Smith, 1904. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  7. ↑ Ancilla ampla (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Kantor Yu. I., Fedosov A. E., Puillandre N. & Bouchet P. (2016). "Integrative taxonomy approach to Indo-Pacific Olividae: new species revealed by molecular and morphological data". Ruthenica 26(2): 123-144. PDF.
  9. ↑ Ancilla boschi Kilburn, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  10. ↑ Ancilla castanea (G.B. Sowerby I, 1830). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  11. ↑ Ancilla chrysoma Kilburn, 1981. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  12. ↑ Ancilla cinnamomea Lamarck, 1801. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  13. ↑ Ancilla djiboutina (Jousseaume, 1894). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  14. ↑ Ancilla eburnea (Deshayes, 1830). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  15. ↑ Ancilla exigua (G.B. Sowerby I, 1830). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  16. ↑ Ancilla farsiana Kilburn, 1981. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  17. ↑ Ancilla faustoi H.R. Matthews, H.C. Matthews & Muniz Dijck, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  18. ↑ Ancilla giaquintoi Bozetti, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  19. ↑ Ancilla inornata (E.A. Smith, 1879). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  20. ↑ Ancilla iota Kilburn, 1981. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  21. ↑ Ancilla lineolata (A. Adams, 1853). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  22. ↑ Ancilla marmorata (Reeve, 1864). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  23. ↑ Ancilla matthewsi Burch & Burch, 1967. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  24. ↑ Ancilla minima Thiele, 1925. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  25. ↑ Ancilla murrayi Kilburn, 1981. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  26. ↑ Ancilla ovalis (G.B. Sowerby II, 1859). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  27. ↑ Ancilla rouillardi Kilburn, 1981. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  28. ↑ Ancilla sarda (Reeve, 1864). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  29. ↑ Ancilla scaphella (G.B. Sowerby II, 1859). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  30. ↑ Ancilla sticta Kilburn, 1981. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  31. ↑ Ancilla taylori Kilburn, 1981. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  32. ↑ Ancilla testudae (Kilburn, 1977). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  33. ↑ Ancilla thomassini Kilburn, 1981. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  34. ↑ Ancilla tronsoni (G.B. Sowerby II, 1859). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  35. ↑ Ancilla ventricosa (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  36. ↑ Ancilla fasciata Reeve, 1864. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  • Kilburn R.N. (1981). Revision of the genus Ancilla Lamarck, 1799 (Mollusca: Olividae: Ancillinae). Annals of the Natal Museum. 24(2): 349-463.
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