Ancilla lineolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.
Description The shell grows to a length of 15 mm.
(Original description in Latin) This ovate-fusiform shell has a short, slightly pointed spire. The spire is a pale tawny color, marked by distinct white sutures and dense, brown longitudinal lines. A raised transverse band circles the body whorl, ending in a sharp denticle at the lip's edge. The oblong aperture opens to a white, tortuous columella that is equipped with oblique folds at its base.
Distribution This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.
References
Boyer F. (2015). Note sur les Ancilla (Olividae : Ancillinae) du Golfe d'Aden. Xenophora Taxonomy. 9: 15-18.
External links Heinrich Konrad Weinkauff (1837), Systematisches Conchylien-cabinet Bd 5 Abt 1a