Biology:Ancillista velesiana

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Ancillista velesiana
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.357356 - Ancillista velesiana Iredale, 1936 - Olividae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
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A. velesiana
Binomial name
Ancillista velesiana
Iredale, 1936

Ancillista velesiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[1]

Description

The genus A. velesiana Iredale, 1936, contains relatively few species. This genus is characterized conchologically by the narrow, smooth, barely twisted columella pillar, the relatively large, blunt protoconch, the thin, finely striate shell, shallow siphonal notch and sutures that are relatively free of secondary callus. [1]

Distribution

The genus Ancillista velesiana Iredale, 1936), is supposedly endemic to Australia.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4753057 entry