Aclyvolva lanceolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 14 mm and 35 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off in the central Indo-Pacific area like for example in India, Japan, New Guinea and New Caledonia. References Cate, C. N. 1973. A systematic revision of the recent Cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger 15 (supplement): 1–117. Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks External links Ovulidae Gastropods described in 1848