Biology:Parvanachis obesa

Short description: Species of gastropod

Parvanachis obesa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Parvanachis
Species:	P. obesa
Binomial name
Parvanachis obesa (C. B. Adams, 1845)
Synonyms
Anachis obesa (Adams, 1845) Anachis radwini Altena, 1975 Buccinum concinnum C. B. Adams, 1845 (non Dillwyn, 1817) Buccinum obesum C. B. Adams, 1845 (original combination) Columbella costulata C. B. Adams, 1850 Columbella crassilabris Reeve, 1859 Columbella decipiens C. B. Adams, 1850 † Columbella ornata Ravenel, 1859 Costoanachis obesa (C. B. Adams, 1845)

Parvanachis obesa, common name the fat dovesnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from 37°N to 35°S; 97.5°W to 36°W. Distribution: USA: Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida; Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico; Mexico: Veracruz, Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela; Venezuela: Sucre, Isla Margarita; Bermuda, Jamaica; Virgin Islands: St. Croix; off French Guiana.; Surinam, Brazil; Brazil: Alagoas, Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina; Uruguay

References

• Altena, C.O. van Regteren. (1975). The marine Mollusca of Suriname (Dutch Guiana) Holocene and Recent Part III. Gastropoda and Cephalopoda. Zoologische Verhandelingen. 139: 1-104.
• Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
• Pelorce J. (2017). Les Columbellidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) de la Guyane française. Xenophora Taxonomy. 14: 4-21

External links

• Adams, C. B. (1845). Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 2: 1-17
• Adams, C. B. 1850. Description of supposed new species of marine shells which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology, 4: 56–68, 109–123
• Reeve, L. A. (1858–1859). Monograph of the Genus Columbella. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 11, pl. 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London.
• Ravenel, E. (1859). Description of three new species of univalves, recent and fossil. Proceedings of the Elliott Society of Natural History. 1: 280-282
• Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas

Wikidata ☰ Q3169063 entry