Amalda mamillata

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Amalda mamillata
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Five views of a shell of Amalda mamillata
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Domain: Eukaryota
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)

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

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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

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References

  1. Amalda mamillata (Hinds, 1844) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 November 2012.