Mammilla simiae

Mammilla simiae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Mammilla
Species:	M. simiae
Binomial name
	Mammilla simiae; (Deshayes, 1838)
Synonyms
	Mamilla simiae (Deshayes, 1848); Mammilla propesimiae Iredale, 1929; Natica samarensis Récluz, 1844; Natica sigaretina Menke, 1828 (Invalid: junior homonym of Natica sigaretina J. Sowerby, 1824); Natica simiae Deshayes, 1838 (basionym); Polinices simiae Deshayes;

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

Description

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Aldabra and the Mascarene Basin.

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