Amalda mamillata

Amalda mamillata, common name the mammillate ancilla, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae.[1]

Amalda mamillata
Five views of a shell of Amalda mamillata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Amalda
Species:
A. mamillata
Binomial name
Amalda mamillata
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms

Amalda (Alocospira) mamillata (Hinds, 1844)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan and in the South China Sea

References

  1. Amalda mamillata (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 November 2012.
  • "Amalda (Alocospira) mamillata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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