Ancilla ventricosa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Ancilla |
| Species: | A. ventricosa
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| Ancilla ventricosa (Lamarck, 1811)
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Ancilla ventricosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae, the olives and the like.[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.
(Original description in French) This species is more ventricose and consequently less cylindrical. It is entirely of a tawny orange color, and the sutures of its spire whorls are fused and indistinct. Its columellar fold is thick, white, and almost smooth. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique.
Habitat
Sandy areas at 10-15 metres depth.
References
- ^ Ancilla ventricosa (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 November 2012.
- ^ Lamarck, J.B.M. de (1811). "Suite de la détermination des espèces de Mollusques testacés. Tarrière (Terebellum), Ancillaire (Ancillaria), Olive (Oliva)". Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 16: 304. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
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