| Ancilla exigua | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Ancilla |
| Species: | A. exigua |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancilla exigua (G.B. Sowerby I, 1830) | |
Ancilla exigua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae. [1]
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