Ampulla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Scaphellinae of the family Volutidae.
Species Species within the genus Ampulla include: Ampulla priamus (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms Ampulla bombarda Röding, 1798: synonym of Achatina achatina (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym) Ampulla flammea Röding, 1798: synonym of Achatina achatina (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym) Ampulla kambeul Röding, 1798: synonym of Limicolaria kambeul (Bruguière, 1792) (junior subjective synonym) Ampulla lacteae Röding, 1798: synonym of Achatina achatina (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym) Ampulla quagga Roding, 1798: synonym of Buccinum zebra O. F. Müller, 1774: synonym of Orthalicus zebra (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior subjective synonym) Ampulla zebra Röding, 1798: synonym of Achatina zebra (Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Cochlitoma zebra (Bruguière, 1792) ( junior subjective synonym)
Distribution This genus is restricted to European and northwestern African waters.
References
Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.
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