Ancistrolepis
# Ancistrolepis

Ancistrolepis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.

## Species

Species within the genus Ancistrolepis include:

* Ancistrolepis californicus Dall, 1919
* Ancistrolepis eucosmius (Dall, 1891)
* Ancistrolepis grammatus (Dall, 1907)
* Ancistrolepis hikidai Kuroda, 1944
* Ancistrolepis kawamurai Habe & Ito, 1972
* Ancistrolepis okhotensis Dall, 1925
* Ancistrolepis vietnamensis Sirenko & Goryachev, 1990

Subgenera formerly placed in Ancistrolepis:

* Ancistrolepis (Clinopegma) elevated to Clinopegma Grant & Gale, 1931
* Ancistrolepis (Japelion) elevated to Japelion Dall, 1916

Species formerly placed in Ancistrolepis:

* Ancistrolepis beringianus is a synonym of Neancistrolepis beringianus (Dall, 1919)
* Ancistrolepis damon is a synonym of Clinopegma magnum damon (Dall, 1907)
* Ancistrolepis decora is a synonym of Clinopegma decora (Dall, 1925)
* Ancistrolepis (Clinopegma) decora is a synonym of Clinopegma decora (Dall, 1925)
* Ancistrolepis fujitai is a synonym of Parancistrolepis fujitai (Kuroda, 1931)
* Ancistrolepis hiranoi is a synonym of Parancistrolepis fujitai (Kuroda, 1931)
* Ancistrolepis latus is a synonym of Japelion latus (Dall, 1918)
* Ancistrolepis magna is a synonym of Clinopegma magnum (Dall, 1895)
* Ancistrolepis sasakii is a synonym of Clinopegma sasakii Habe & Ito, 1970
* Ancistrolepis trochoideus is a synonym of Bathyancistrolepis trochoideus (Dall, 1907)
