- Source: Amalda mamillata
Amalda mamillata, common name the mammillate ancilla, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 60 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is elongated-ovate. It is orange-tawny in color. The body whorl is banded more intensely at the top and base. The spire is very mammillate, grooved, as if lathe-turned, with a pointed apex, and is prominently covered with a rough callus at the front and on the right side. The lower part of the outer lip is toothed, and the columella is thickened with a white callus.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Taiwan and in the South China Sea
References
External links
"Amalda (Alocospira) mamillata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
