Ancilla ampla

Scientific Name:-

Ancilla ampla

Common Name:-

Wide- mouth Ancilla

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Not evaluated

Description:-

Shell medium sized, upto 28 mm in length, elongate, slender, smooth and highly polished, spire elevated; apex pointed; sutures heavily calloused leaving fine impressions columella slightly twisted in the middle with deep furrow; aperture narrow and elongated further narrowing posteriorly. shells whitish or rusty brown, Shell ivory white in colour tinted with bright orange brown or rusty brown about the spire and apex

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

Commercially used in the preparation of necklaces and other ornaments or curios Bijukumar (2012) and Chakravarty et al (2005) recorded the presence of this species from Kerala coast

Habitat:-

Coastal from intertidal zone to about 20m depth.

Synonyms:-

Amalda ampla (Gmelin, 1791)
Ancillaria candida Lamarck, 1811
Voluta ampla Gmelin, 1791

References:-

Biju Kumar, A. 2012. ‘Kerala Theerathe Kadal Jeevikal’ (Marine Animals of Kerala coast- A Field Guide). Kerala State Biodiversity Board, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 304 pp. (In Malayalam)
Chakravarty,G. Giri, S.S.K. Chakraborty, S. Roy, D and Ansy Mathew. 2005. Molluscs.In, Mangrove Ecosystems: A Manual for the Assessment of Biodiversity (Modayil M.J.ed.) 158-168.

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