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

Ascalista
Shell of Ascalista letourneuxi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

Species

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

References

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  1. ^ Monsecour K. & Monsecour D. , 2015. New species of Columbellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from French Polynesia. Gloria Maris 54(2): 91-97
  2. ^ 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