Mammilla melanostoma

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Shell

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Mammilla melanostoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Mammilla
Species:
M. melanostoma
Binomial name
Mammilla melanostoma
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Mamilla melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791) (wrong spelling)
  • Natica melanochila Philippi, 1852
  • Natica melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Natica opaca Récluz, 1851
  • Natica succineoides Reeve, 1855
  • Nerita melanostoma Gmelin, 1791 (basionym)
  • Polinices melanostoma Gmelin, 1791
  • Polinices opaca [sic] (incorrect gender ending)
  • Polynices opacus (Récluz, 1851)
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Distribution

This marine species occurs from South Africa to Japan.

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