Biology:Anachis terpsichore

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Anachis terpsichore
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Anachis
Species:
A. terpsichore
Binomial name
Anachis terpsichore
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Columbella californica Reeve, 1859
  • Columbella lineolata Kiener, 1841
  • Columbella terpsichore G.B. Sowerby, 1822 (basionym)
  • Columbella terpsichore var. kieneri Martens, 1897

Anachis terpsichore is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Red Sea and along India and Sri Lanka.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Anachis terpsichore. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 November 2010.
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4750658 entry