Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Olivoidea Genus Ancilla Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family Olividae Scientific name Ancilla cinnamomea Rank Species | |
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Similar Oliva vidua, Agaronia, Olivancillaria, Miniaceoliva miniacea, Oliva | ||
Ancilla cinnamomea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
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Description
The shell grows to a length of 50 mm. Its spire is short and the whirls are indistinct. The pillar at its base has a thick, somewhat striated oblique enlargement.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Tanzania, in the Red Sea; off India, Sri Lanka and the Philippines.
References
Ancilla cinnamomea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA