Ancilla lineolata

Ancilla lineolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[2]

Ancilla lineolata
Apertural view of a shell of Ancilla lineolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Ancilla
Species:
A. lineolata
Binomial name
Ancilla lineolata
(A. Adams, 1853)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Ancilla oryza Reeve, 1864
  • Ancilla (Sparellina) lineolata (A. Adams, 1853)
  • Ancillaria lineolata A. Adams, 1851 (basionym)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 15 mm.

Distribution

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

References


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