Ancilla ordinaria

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

Ancilla ordinaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Ancilla
Species:
A. ordinaria
Binomial name
Ancilla ordinaria
Synonyms[1]
  • Ancilla agulhasensis Thiele, J., 1925
  • Ancilla fasciata Reeve, 1864

Description

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The shell size varies between 8 mm and 21 mm

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
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  • "Ancilla (Sparella) ordinaria". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 February 2011.