Mammilla kurodai
NameMammilla kurodai
Scientific NameMammilla kurodai
Common NameKuroda's Moon Snail
FamilyNaticidae
GenusMammilla
Specieskurodai
Geographic DistributionIndo-Pacific, including regions such as Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines.
Habitatsubtidal
Shell Shapeglobose
Average Size (mm)25
Identifying FeaturesGlobose shape, low spire, distinctive brown axial patterns, large D-shaped aperture, and a prominent columellar callus that covers the umbilicus. The shell surface is smooth and glossy.
Raritycommon
Author Citation(Kira, 1959)
Description
A medium-sized marine gastropod shell, globose to ovate in shape with a low, depressed spire. The shell surface is smooth and glossy, typically white or cream with striking irregular reddish-brown to dark brown axial streaks and blotches. The aperture is large and D-shaped, and a prominent, often brownish, columellar callus partially or fully covers the umbilicus.
