Ancilla ventricosa
Ancilla ventricosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae, the olives and the like.[1]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Ancilla ventricosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Ancilla |
| Species: | A. ventricosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancilla ventricosa (Lamarck, 1811) | |
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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.
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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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