Mammilla
Five views of a shell of Mammilla sebae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Mammilla
Schumacher, 1817
Type species
Mammilla fasciata
Schumacher, 1817
Synonyms
  • Mamilla (incorrect spelling of generic name)
  • Naticaria Swainson, 1840
  • Polinices (Mammilla) Schumacher, 1817
  • Ruma Gray, 1847

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

Species

Species within the genus Mamilla include:

Species brought into synonymy
Further investigation needed

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 12 July 2012 .
  2. ^ Mammilla melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
  3. ^ Mammilla simiae (Deshayes, 1848). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.

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