Ancilla lineolata
Ancilla lineolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[2]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Ancilla lineolata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Ancilla |
| Species: | A. lineolata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancilla lineolata | |
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Description
The shell grows to a length of 15 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.
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References
- Adams A. (1853). Description of several new species of Murex, Rissoina, Planaxis and Eulima from the Comingian collection. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1851 Page 267-272.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- Ancilla lineolata (A. Adams, 1853). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 November 2012.
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