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

Ancilla ampla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Ancilla
Species:
A. ampla
Binomial name
Ancilla ampla
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amalda ampla (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Ancillaria candida Lamarck, 1811
  • Voluta ampla Gmelin, 1791

There exist two subspecies:

  • Ancilla ampla ampla (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Ancilla ampla cylindrica (G.B. Sowerby II, 1859)

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  1. ^ a b Ancilla ampla (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.