Orrmaesia ancilla is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Orrmaesia ancilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Orrmaesia
Species:
O. ancilla
Binomial name
Orrmaesia ancilla
(Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drillia ancilla Thiele, 1925 (original combination)
  • Mangilia innotabilis Turton, 1932
  • Orrmaesia innotabilis W.H. Turton, 1932

Description edit

Distribution edit

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Indian Ocean off the Agulhas Bank and the Eastern Cape, South Africa

References edit

  1. ^ a b Sartori, André F. (2015). Orrmaesia ancilla (Thiele, 1925). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=762258 on 2016-10-26