Mammilla sebae

Mammilla sebae
Five views of a shell of Mammilla sebae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Naticoidea
Family:	Naticidae
Subfamily:	Polinicinae
Genus:	Mammilla
Species:	M. sebae
Binomial name
Mammilla sebae (Recluz, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
Natica sebae Récluz, 1844 (basionym) Natica zanzebarica Récluz, 1844 Polinices sebae (Récluz, 1844) Polinices zanzibarica Recluz, 1844

Mammilla sebae is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Mammilla sebae (Récluz, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=569979 on 2012-07-12

• Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
• 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.
• Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 50
• Kabat A.R. (2000) Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 10. Mollusca, Gastropoda, Naticidae. Zoologische Mededelingen 73(25): 345-380
• Hollman M. (2008) Naticidae. In Poppe G.T. (ed.) Philippine marine mollusks, vol. 1: 482-501, pls 186-195. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
• Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.

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