Ancilla testudae

Ancilla testudae
Ancilla testudae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Ancilla
Species:
A. testudae
Binomial name
Ancilla testudae
(Kilburn, 1977)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ancilla (Chilotygma) testudae (Kilburn, 1977)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Chilotygma testudae Kilburn, 1977 (original combination)

Ancilla testudae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae, the olives and the likes.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 12mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Aden off Djibouti.

References

  1. ^ Kilburn R.N. (1977). Descriptions of new species of Amalda and Chiloptygma (Gastropoda: Olividae: Ancillinae) with a note on the systematics of Amalda, Ancillus and Ancillista. Annals of the Natal Museum. Annals of the Natal Museum 23:13–21 Page 13-21. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. ^ Ancilla testudae (Kilburn, 1977). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  • Kilburn, R.N. (1977). "Descriptions of new species of Amalda and Chilotygma (Gastropoda: Olividae: Ancillinae) with a note on the systematics of Amalda, Ancillus and Ancilista" (PDF). Annals of the Natal Museum. 23 (1). Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  • Holotype at MNHN, Paris


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