Ancilla castanea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[2]
| Ancilla castanea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Ancilla |
| Species: | A. castanea
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| Binomial name | |
| Ancilla castanea (G.B. Sowerby I, 1830)[1]
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Description
editShell size 25-32 mm.
Distribution
editIndian Ocean: sandy areas in shallow water, Oman.
References
edit- ^ Sowerby G.B. I (1830). Species Conchylirum or concise original descriptions and accompanied by figures of all the species of Recent shells, with their varieties. G.B. Sowerby, London.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ Ancilla castanea (G.B. Sowerby I, 1830). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.