WoRMS taxon details

Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758)

216923 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216923)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Naticoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Naticidae (Family)
  9. Polinicinae (Subfamily)
  10. Polinices (Genus)
  11. Polinices mammilla (Species)
accepted
Species
Polinices Montfort, 1810
Natica intermedia Récluz, 1843 · unaccepted (non Deshayes, 1832 nec Philippi, 1836)
Natica mamilla [sic] · unaccepted
Nerita mamilla [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Nerita mammilla Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Polinices mamilla [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Polynices mamilla [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Nerita mammilla Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 776-777 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Description Habitat: muddy shore (Ruwa, 1984 <109>).
Pure white shells, rather elongated in shape, up to 4 cm; chestnut-brown, horny...  
Description Habitat: muddy shore (Ruwa, 1984 <109>).
Pure white shells, rather elongated in shape, up to 4 cm; chestnut-brown, horny operculum. Habitat: sandy bottoms in shallow waters. Distribution: W Indian Ocean. Regional names: Kis. Honga. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216923 on 2026-08-16
Date
action
by
1997-02-22 16:55:09Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2000-07-18 15:57:33Z
changed
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2011-04-13 19:02:27Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2026-01-12 14:40:10Z
changed
Nielsen, Sven

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Nomenclature

original description (of Natica albula Récluz, 1851) Récluz, C.A. (1851). Description de quelques coquilles nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 2(2): 194-216, pls 5-6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15855069 [details] 

original description (of Nerita mammilla Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 776-777 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Mamillaria tumida Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 345 [details] 

original description (of Natica pyriformis Récluz, 1844) Récluz, C. A. (1844). Descriptions of new species of <i>Navicella</i>, <i>Neritina</i>, <i>Nerita</i>, and <i>Natica</i>, in the cabinet of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1843) 11: 197-214. [published June 1844]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680175
page(s): 211 [details] 

original description (of Polinices albus Montfort, 1810) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571 [details] 

original description (of Natica cygnea R. A. Philippi, 1852) Philippi, R. A. (1849-1853). Die Gattungen <i>Natica</i> und <i>Amaura</i>. In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. <em>In: Küster, H. C., Ed. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Neu herausgegeben und vervollständigt. Zweiten Bandes erste Abtheilung.</em> 2(1): 1-164, pls A,1-19. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. (publication dates: 1-18, pls 1-6 [1849]; 19-26, pls 7-12 [1850]; pls A,13-18 [1851]; 27-120, pl. 19 [1852]; 121-164 [1853])., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34435279
page(s): 80, pl. 12, fig. 6 [details] 

original description (of Natica ponderosa R. A. Philippi, 1852) Philippi, R. A. (1849-1853). Die Gattungen <i>Natica</i> und <i>Amaura</i>. In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. <em>In: Küster, H. C., Ed. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Neu herausgegeben und vervollständigt. Zweiten Bandes erste Abtheilung.</em> 2(1): 1-164, pls A,1-19. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. (publication dates: 1-18, pls 1-6 [1849]; 19-26, pls 7-12 [1850]; pls A,13-18 [1851]; 27-120, pl. 19 [1852]; 121-164 [1853])., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34435279
page(s): 32, pl. 4, figs 9-10 [details] 

basis of record Huelsken T., Tapken D., Dahlmann T., Wägele H., Riginos C. & Hollmann M. (2012) Systematics and phylogenetic species delimitation within <i>Polinices s.l.</i> (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae) based on molecular data and shell morphology. <i>Organisms, Diversity & Evolution</i> 12: 349-375. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-012-0111-5 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

additional source Zhang S.-P. [Suping]. (2016). <i>Fauna Sinica. Invertebrata 56. Mollusca: Gastropoda: Strombacea and Naticacea</i>. Beijing: Science Press. 317 pp., 10 pls. [details] 

additional source Saito, H. (2017). Family Naticidae. Pp. 858-866, in: T. Okutani (ed.), <i>Marine Mollusks in Japan</i>, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp. [details] 

additional source Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 28, pl. 14, fig. 14 [details] 

additional source Kiel, S.; Espi, J.; Tai, L.; Zuschin, M.; Hautmann, M. (2025). Paleontology of the Early Pliocene Kairuku Limestone of Yule Island, Papua New Guinea - Part 1: Introduction, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. <em>Bulletin of Geosciences.</em> 100(3): 271-318., available online at http://www.geology.cz/bulletin/contents/art1941
page(s): 289, fig. 14D-F; note: Pliocene fossils [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details] 

additional source Kabat A.R. (2000) Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 10. Mollusca, Gastropoda, Naticidae. <i>Zoologische Mededelingen</i> 73(25): 345-380., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/216182/ZM73_345-380.pdf [details] 

additional source Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. <em>Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum.</em> 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/251565.pdf [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) <i>Seashells of eastern Arabia.</i> Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
page(s): 86, fig. 317 [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Description Habitat: muddy shore (Ruwa, 1984 <109>).
Pure white shells, rather elongated in shape, up to 4 cm; chestnut-brown, horny operculum. Habitat: sandy bottoms in shallow waters. Distribution: W Indian Ocean. Regional names: Kis. Honga. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
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Japanese ロウイロトミガイ [from synonym]トミガイ  [details]
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (112 publications) (from synonym Natica mamilla [sic])
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Natica pyriformis Récluz, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Polinices albus Montfort, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Nerita mammilla Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Polinices pyriformis (Récluz, 1844))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications) (from synonym Natica intermedia Récluz, 1843)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Natica albula Récluz, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Polinices mamilla [sic])
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Polinices pyriformis (Récluz, 1844))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polinices mammilla) 
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 13 proteins) 
To GenBank (25 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Nerita mammilla Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, Queensland, Port Douglas, Four Mile ... 
To Malacopics (Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, collected 1975, ex coll. F.J.A. Sl... 
To Malacopics (Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban Bay, on san... 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Polinices pyriformis (Récluz, 1844))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Polinices pyriformis (Récluz, 1844))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
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