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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| 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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| Binomial name | |
| Amalda mamillata (Hinds, 1844)
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| Synonyms | |
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Amalda (Alocospira) mamillata (Hinds, 1844) | |
Description edit
The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 60 mm.
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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.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amalda mamillata.
- "Amalda (Alocospira) mamillata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.