Amalda mamillata

Amalda mamillata
Five views of a shell of Amalda mamillata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Olivoidea
Family: Olividae
Genus: Amalda
Species: A. mamillata
Binomial name
Amalda mamillata
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms

Amalda (Alocospira) mamillata (Hinds, 1844)

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

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.


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