Ascalista is a small genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae.[1][2]
| Ascalista | |
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| Shell of Ascalista letourneuxi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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
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Species
editThere are two species in the genus Ascalista:[2]
- Ascalista letourneuxi K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2015
- Ascalista polita (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875)
References
edit- ^ Monsecour K. & Monsecour D. , 2015. New species of Columbellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from French Polynesia. Gloria Maris 54(2): 91-97
- ^ a b 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