Polinices mammilla

Polinices mammilla is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1][2]

Polinices mammilla
Polinices mammilla shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
Family:
Naticidae
Subfamily:
Polinicinae
Genus:
Polinices
Species:
P. mammilla
Binomial name
Polinices mammilla
Synonyms
  • Mamillaria tumida Swainson, 1840
  • Natica albula Récluz, 1851
  • Natica cygnea Philippi, 1852
  • Natica intermedia Récluz, 1843 (non Deshayes, 1832 nec Philippi, 1836)
  • Natica ponderosa Philippi, 1852
  • Natica pyriformis Récluz, 1844
  • Nerita mammilla Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym)
  • Polinices albus Montfort, 1810
  • Polinices pyriformis (Récluz, 1844)

Description

Pure white shells, rather elongated in shape, up to 4 cm; chestnut-brown, horny operculum.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Tanzania, Transkei and is also found in the Central Indo-Pacific Ocean and in the west Pacific Ocean off Australia.[2]

References
  1. Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus). WoRMS (2009). Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216923 on 17 June 2010 .
  2. Huelsken, T., Tapken, D., Dahlmann, T., Wägele, H., Riginos, C., Hollmann, M. (2012). Systematics and phylogenetic species delimitation within Polinices s.l. (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae) based on molecular data and shell morphology. Organisms Diversity & Evolution. DOI: 10.1007/s13127-012-0111-5. ODE homepage
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Kabat A.R., Finet Y. & Way K. (1997) Catalogue of the Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) described by C.A. Récluz, including the location of the type specimens. Apex 12(1): 15-26
  • Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp
  • Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.
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