Anachis fasciata
| Anachis fasciata | |
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| Shell of Anachis fasciata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Anachis |
| Species: | A. fasciata
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| Binomial name | |
| Anachis fasciata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
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Anachis fasciata is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 34 mm.
(Original description) The shell is oblong and smooth, featuring an obtuse apex. It is transversely sulcate (grooved) at the base. The whorls are variegated (streaked/spotted) with whitish and fulvous (tawny), appearing white posteriorly. The suture is strong, with a sub-obsolete groove located near the suture. The columella is rather smooth. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs off Indonesia, near Bali.
References
- ^ Anachis fasciata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825). 17 June 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Sowerby, G.B. I (1844). Monograph of the genus Columbella. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 1 (4). London: privately published. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Duclos, P.L. (1840). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière de tous les genres de coquilles univalves marines à l'état vivant et fossile, publiée par monographie. Genre Colombelle. Paris: Didot. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- Reeve, L.A. (1858–1859). Monograph of the Genus Columbella. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 11. London: L. Reeve & Co.