Ancilla sarda

Ancilla sarda
Ancilla sarda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Ancillariidae
Genus:	Ancilla
Species:	A. sarda
Binomial name
Ancilla sarda (Reeve, 1864) [1]
Synonyms
Ancilla (Sparella) sarda(Reeve, 1864) alternative representation Ancillaria sardaReeve, 1864 (original combination)

Ancilla sarda , common name the cornelian ancillaria, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae. ^[2]

Description

The shell reaches a length of 14 mm.

(Original description) The shell is stoutly ovate, a shining reddish-yellow, and obscurely white-banded at the spire. The spire is conical, and the whorls are tumidly convex. The columella is constricted and twisted, with an ivory-white color. ^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Seychelles.

References

1. Reeve L.A. (1864). The genus Ancillaria. Conch. Icon., vol. 15. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
2. Ancilla sarda (Reeve, 1864) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 28 April 2010.
3. Reeve, L.A. (1864). Monograph of the genus Ancillaria. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 15,. London: Reeeve & co. Retrieved 3 August 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .