Ancilla sarda

Ancilla sarda
	Ancilla sarda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Ancillariidae
Genus:	Ancilla
Species:	A. sarda
Binomial name
	Ancilla sarda; (Reeve, 1864)
Synonyms
	Ancilla (Sparella) sarda (Reeve, 1864) alternative representation; Ancillaria sarda Reeve, 1864 (original combination);

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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[1] Reeve L.A. (1864). The genus Ancillaria. Conch. Icon., vol. 15. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.

[WoRMS-2] Ancilla sarda (Reeve, 1864). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.

[3] 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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