Biology:Anachis cuspidata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Shell of Anachis cuspidata (specimen at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Anachis |
| Species: | A. cuspidata
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| 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
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
This species occurs off West Africa.
References
- ↑ 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16252410. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:
External links
- Fischer-Piette, E. & Nicklès, M. (1946). "Mollusques nouveaux ou peu connus des côtes de l´Afrique occidentale". Journal de Conchyliologie 87 (2): 61-62. http://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/EXPLOITATION/infodoc/digitalCollections/viewerpopup.aspx?seid=MNHN_CONCH_1946_T087_N002.
Wikidata ☰ Q13367717 entry
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