Amalda mamillata
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| Five views of a shell of Amalda mamillata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Amalda |
| Species: | A. mamillata
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| Amalda mamillata (Hinds, 1844)
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Amalda mamillata, common name the mammillate ancilla, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 60 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is elongated-ovate. It is orange-tawny in color. The body whorl is banded more intensely at the top and base. The spire is very mammillate, grooved, as if lathe-turned, with a pointed apex, and is prominently covered with a rough callus at the front and on the right side. The lower part of the outer lip is toothed, and the columella is thickened with a white callus.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Taiwan and in the South China Sea
References
[edit]- ^ Amalda mamillata (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 November 2012.
- ^ Hinds, R.B. (1844–1845). Mollusca. In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. "Sulphur", under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42. London: Smith, Elder and Co. p. 44. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
External links
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- "Amalda (Alocospira) mamillata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.