Ascobulla fischeri

Ascobulla fischeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Superorder:	Sacoglossa
Family:	Volvatellidae
Genus:	Ascobulla
Species:	A. fischeri
Binomial name
	Ascobulla fischeri; (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
Synonyms
	Ascobulla pusilla (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869); Cylindrobulla fischeri A. Adams & Angas, 1864 (original combination); Cylindrobulla pusilla G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869 ·; Cylindrobulla sculpta G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869;

Ascobulla fischeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod sacoglossan mollusk in the family Volvatellidae.

Description

(Original description in Latin) The cylindrical shell is fragile and thin It is white and semitransparent. It is truncate (cut off squarely) in front and rounded behind. Posteriorly, it is radiately striate, with the striae abruptly terminating near the posterior extremity. It is otherwise very smooth. The aperture is linear in the middle, scarcely closed, and widened anteriorly.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia

References

↑ Ascobulla fischeri (A. Adams & Angas, 1864). 8 December 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
↑ Adams, A. & Angas, G. F. (1864). "Descriptions of new species of shells, chiefly from Australia, in the collection of Mr. Angas". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1864: 37. Retrieved 9 December 2025.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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External links

Nevill, G. ; Nevill, H. (1869). "On some new marine Gastropoda from the Southern Province of Ceylon". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 38 (2): 68. Retrieved 8 December 2025.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Jensen, K.T. (2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)" (PDF). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge. 88: 255–281. Retrieved 8 December 2025.

[MolluscaBase-1] Ascobulla fischeri (A. Adams & Angas, 1864). 8 December 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[2] Adams, A. & Angas, G. F. (1864). "Descriptions of new species of shells, chiefly from Australia, in the collection of Mr. Angas". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1864: 37. Retrieved 9 December 2025.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.