Malluvium

Malluvium
A shell of Malluvium otohimae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Hipponicidae
Genus:	Malluvium Melvill, 1906
Type species
Capulus lissus E. A. Smith, 1894
Species
See text
Synonyms [1]
Amalthea (Malluvium)Melvill, 1906

Malluvium is a genus of small sea snails, limpet-like cap snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Hipponicidae, the hoofshells or hoof snails. ^[1]

Description

(Original description in Latin) This genus is distinguished from Amalthea typica by its completely smooth surface. They are sometimes white, sometimes marked with two or three longitudinal cinnamon or chestnut rays. The aperture is oval or circular and whitish within, with a thin margin and a thin to solid basal lamina. ^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Malluvium include:

• Malluvium calcareum (Suter, 1909)
• Malluvium devotum (Hedley, 1904)
• Malluvium lissum (E. A. Smith, 1894)

References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Malluvium. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598660 on 2012-06-27
2. Melvill, J.C. (1906). "Capulus lissus Smith as type of proposed new sugenus (Malluvium) of Amalthea Schumacher". Proceedings of the Malacological Society. 7: 82. Retrieved 25 February 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .