Ancillariidae Swainson 1840

The Ancillariidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Olivoidea.^[1][2]

Genera

Genera within the family Ancillariidae include:^[3]

• Alocospira Cossmann, 1899
• Amalda H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Ancilla Lamarck, 1799
• † Ancillarina Bellardi, 1882
• Ancillina Bellardi, 1882
• Ancillista Iredale, 1936
• Anolacia Gray, 1857
• Eburna Lamarck, 1801
• Entomoliva Bouchet & Kilburn, 1991
• Exiquaspira Ninomiya, 1988
• Micrancilla Maxwell, 1992
• Turrancilla Martens, 1903

Genera brought into synonymy

• Anaulax Roissy, 1805: synonym of Ancilla Lamarck, 1799 (unnecessary substitute name for Ancilla)
• Ancillaria Lamarck, 1811: synonym of Ancilla Lamarck, 1799 (unnecessary substitute name for Ancilla Lamarck, 1799)
• Ancillus Montfort, 1810: synonym of AncillaLamarck, 1799 (invalid: unjustified emendation of Ancilla)
• Anolacea: synonym of Anolacia Gray, 1857 (misspelling)
• Austrancilla Habe, 1959: synonym of Amalda H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Baryspira P. Fischer, 1883: synonym of Amalda (Baryspira) P. Fischer, 1883 represented as Amalda H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Chilotygma H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Ancilla (Chilotygma) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 represented as Ancilla Lamarck, 1799
• Dipsaccus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Eburna Lamarck, 1801
• Gracilancilla Thiele, 1925: synonym of Ancillina Bellardi, 1882
• Gracilispira Olsson, 1956: synonym of Amalda (Gracilispira) Olsson, 1956 represented as Amalda H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Sandella Gray, 1857: synonym of Amalda H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• Sparella Gray, 1857: synonym of Ancilla (Sparella) Gray, 1857 represented as Ancilla Lamarck, 1799 (original rank)

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