Ancilla ventricosa

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Ancilla ventricosa
File:Ancilla ventricosa 001.jpg
Apertural view of a shell of Ancilla ventricosa
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A. ventricosa
Binomial name
Ancilla ventricosa
(Lamarck, 1811)
Synonyms

Ancilla (Sparella) ventricosa ventricosa (Lamarck, 1811)

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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. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique.

References

  1. Ancilla ventricosa (Lamarck, 1811).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 November 2012.

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