| Ancilla ventricosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Ancilla |
| Species: | A. ventricosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancilla ventricosa (Lamarck, 1811) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ancilla ventricosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae, the olives and the like. [1]
The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 38 mm.
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This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique.
Sandy areas at 10-15 metres depth.
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