Ancilla ordinaria
| Ancilla ordinaria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Ancilla |
| Species: | A. ordinaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Ancilla ordinaria E.A. Smith, 1906
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
Description
The shell size varies between 8 mm and 21 mm
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Distribution
This marine species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along South Africa and Mozambique
References
- ^ 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
External links
- "Ancilla (Sparella) ordinaria". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 February 2011.