Ancilla ampla

Ancilla ampla is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[1]

Ancilla ampla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Olivoidea
Family:
Olividae
Genus:
Ancilla
Species:
A. ampla
Binomial name
Ancilla ampla
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amalda ampla (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Ancillaria candida Lamarck, 1811
  • Voluta ampla Gmelin, 1791

There exist two subspecies:

  • Ancilla ampla ampla (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Ancilla ampla cylindrica (G.B. Sowerby II, 1859)

Description

Distribution

References
  1. Ancilla ampla (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
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