Ancilla ventricosa
Ancilla ventricosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae, the olives and the like.
Subspecies
Ancilla ventricosa fulva- ''Ancilla ventricosa ventricosa''
Description
The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 38 mm.This species is more ventricose and consequently less cylindrical. It is entirely of a tawny orange color, and the sutures of its spire whorls are fused and indistinct. Its columellar fold is thick, white, and almost smooth.