Ancilla ventricosa
Ancilla ventricosa | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Ancilla ventricosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Ancillariidae |
Genus: | Ancilla |
Species: | A. ventricosa
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Binomial name | |
Ancilla ventricosa (Lamarck, 1811)
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Synonyms | |
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Ancilla ventricosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae, the olives and the like.[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.
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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.
External links[]
- Kantor Yu.I., Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N. & Bouchet P. (2016). Integrative taxonomy approach to Indo-Pacific Olividae: new species revealed by molecular and morphological data. Ruthenica. 26(2): 123–143
- "Ancilla (Sparella) ventricosa ventricosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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Categories:
- Ancillariidae
- Gastropods described in 1811
- Gastropod stubs