Ancilla ordinaria
Ancilla ordinaria, the white-banded ancilla, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[1]
| Ancilla ordinaria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Ancilla |
| Species: | A. ordinaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancilla ordinaria E.A. Smith, 1906 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 8 mm and 21 mm
Distribution
This marine species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along South Africa and Mozambique
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References
- Ancilla ordinaria E.A. Smith, 1906 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 February 2011.
- Reeve L.A. (1864). The genus Ancillaria. Conch. Icon., vol. 15 page(s): Plate 9, fig. 44
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