Ancilla ordinaria

Short description: Species of gastropod

Ancilla ordinaria

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Neogastropoda
Family:  | Ancillariidae
Genus:  | Ancilla
Species:  |

A. ordinaria

Binomial name
Ancilla ordinaria

E.A. Smith, 1906

Synonyms[1]

* Ancilla agulhasensis Thiele, J., 1925
* Ancilla fasciata Reeve, 1864

Ancilla ordinaria, the white-banded ancilla, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Description

The shell size varies between 8 mm and 21 mm

## Distribution

This marine species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along South Africa and Mozambique

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancilla ordinaria E.A. Smith, 1906. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 February 2011.

* Reeve L.A. (1864). The genus Ancillaria. Conch. Icon., vol. 15 page(s): Plate 9, fig. 44

## External links

* "Ancilla (Sparella) ordinaria" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_14250.shtml.

Wikidata ☰ Q4753022 entry

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