Anachis cuspidata
| Anachis cuspidata | |
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| Shell of Anachis cuspidata (specimen at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Anachis |
| Species: | A. cuspidata |
| Binomial name | |
| Anachis cuspidata (Marrat, 1877) | |
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Anachis cuspidata is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 8 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is elongated-spindle-shaped, tapering at both ends, with a pointed spire. The whorls are longitudinally ribbed and transversely grooved, with the ribs being somewhat granular. It is tawny, spotted with brown, or pale ash-gray, with a dusky epidermis. The columella is arched, its lip covered with a circumscribed callus. The aperture is narrow, and the outer lip is lirate (ridged) on the inside. [2]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs off West Africa.
References
[edit]- ↑ Anachis cuspidata (Marrat, 1877). 18 June 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Marrat, F.P. (1877). "A list of West African shells, including three new Pleurotomae and one new Columbella". ella. Quarterly Journal of Conchology. 1 (12): 242. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
[edit]- Fischer-Piette, E. & Nicklès, M. (1946). "Mollusques nouveaux ou peu connus des côtes de l´Afrique occidentale". Journal de Conchyliologie. 87 (2): 61–62.
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