Polinices mammilla

Polinices mammilla
Polinices mammilla shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Polinices
Species:	P. mammilla
Binomial name
Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
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)

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

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 Papua New Guinea and 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.

External links

• Kabat A.R. (2000) Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 10. Mollusca, Gastropoda, Naticidae. Zoologische Mededelingen 73(25): 345-380