Ancilla faustoi

Ancilla faustoi
Shell of Ancilla faustoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Ancillariidae
Genus:	Ancilla
Species:	A. faustoi
Binomial name
Ancilla faustoi H.R. Matthews, H.C. Matthews & Muniz Dijck, 1979 [1]

Ancilla faustoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae. ^[2]

Description

Shell size 15-20 mm.

Distribution

Western Atlantic Ocean: Espírito Santo, Brazil at 25-30 meters depth, on sand.

References

1. Matthews H.R. , Matthews H.C. & Muniz Dijck M.P. (1979). Uma nova espécie do género Ancilla Lamarck, 1799, do Nordeste Brasileiro (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Arquivos de Ciências do 17 Mar Page 115-119.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
2. Ancilla faustoi H.R. Matthews, H.C. Matthews & Muniz Dijck, 1979 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 28 April 2010.