Ancilla ventricosa
| Ancilla ventricosa | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Ancilla ventricosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Olivoidea |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Ancilla |
| Species: | A. ventricosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancilla ventricosa (Lamarck, 1811) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ancilla (Sparella) ventricosa ventricosa (Lamarck, 1811) | |
Ancilla ventricosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[1]
Subspecies
- Ancilla ventricosa fulva (Swainson, 1825)
- Ancilla ventricosa ventricosa (Lamarck, 1811)
Description
The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 38 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique.
References
- ↑ Ancilla ventricosa (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 November 2012.
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