Ancillaria mauritiana
"A. testa ovato-oblonga, ventricosa, castaneo-fulva, marginubus validioribus; spira brevissima, superioribus anfractuum marginibus obtuse angulatis; ultimo anfractu balteo solitario et sulco lato supra varicem adjecto; baltei margine superiore levato; varies albo, glaberrimo, apertura amplissima, superne obtusiuscula, subtus effusa; labio externo superni emarginato, edentulo; long. 1 6/10. lat. 17/20 poll. Shell ovately-oblong, ventricose, bright chesnut colour with darker margins; spire very short with the upper edges of the volutions obtusely angulated; last volution with a single belt, and a wide, but not deep groove above the columellar varixbelt with a raised upper edge; varix white, very smooth; aperture very large, rather obtuse at the upper, wide spreading, and effuse at the lower extremity; outer lip notched at the top, without any tooth on the lower edge.". Recent. Mauritius.
