Mammilla (gastropod)

Mammilla (gastropod)
Mammilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Mammilla
Schumacher, 1817
Synonyms
  • Mamilla (incorrect spelling of generic name)
  • Naticaria Swainson, 1840

Mammilla is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Mamilla include:

  • Mammilla fibrosa (Gray, 1850)
  • Mammilla mammata (Röding, 1798)
  • Mammilla maura (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Mammilla melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791)[2]
  • Mammilla melanostomoides (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
  • Mammilla priamus (Récluz, 1844)
  • Mammilla sebae (Récluz, 1844)
  • Mammilla simiae (Deshayes, 1848)[3]
  • Mammilla syrphetodes (Kilburn, 1976)
Species brought into synonymy 
  • Mammilla plumatilis Iredale, 1936 : synonym of Mammilla fibrosa (Gray, 1850)
  • Mammilla propesimiae Iredale, 1929 : synonym of Mammilla simiae (Deshayes, 1838)
Further investigation needed
  • Mammilla bernardii (Récluz, 1851) (species inquirenda)

References

  1. ^ Mammilla Schumacher, 1817 . WoRMS (2009). Mammilla. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=568304 on 26 August 2011.
  2. ^ Mammilla melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=569972  on 16 June 2010.
  3. ^ Mammilla simiae (Deshayes, 1848).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=569984  on 16 June 2010.

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