Ancilla sarda
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Ancilla |
| Species: | A. sarda |
| Binomial name | |
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Ancilla sarda , common name the cornelian ancillaria, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[2]
Description
The shell reaches a length of 14 mm.
(Original description) The shell is stoutly ovate, a shining reddish-yellow, and obscurely white-banded at the spire. The spire is conical, and the whorls are tumidly convex. The columella is constricted and twisted, with an ivory-white color. [3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Seychelles.
References
- ^ Reeve L.A. (1864). The genus Ancillaria. Conch. Icon., vol. 15. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ Ancilla sarda (Reeve, 1864). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ Reeve, L.A. (1864). Monograph of the genus Ancillaria. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 15,. London: Reeeve & co. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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