Anachis

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Anachis
Anachis boivini 001.jpg
A shell of Anachis boivini
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Anachis
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Type species
Columbella scalarina
G. B. Sowerby I, 1832
Synonyms [1]
  • † Anachis (Macgintopsis)Olsson & Harbison, 1953 alternative representation
  • Anachys [sic] (misspelling)
  • AtiliaH. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • AttiliaH. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
  • † BrachystylomaWeisbord, 1962
  • Columbella (Anachis)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 superseded rank
  • Columbella (Atilia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Columella (Anachis)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Mitrella (Anachis)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 superseded rank
  • Mitrella (Atilia)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Pyrene (Anachis)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Anachis is a large genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. [1]

Contents

Anachis is supported as highly polyphyletic. [2]

Description

This marine genus thrives in all tropical regions and comprises small to moderately sized species.

The shell is oval-fusiform and longitudinally strongly ribbed. The spire is elevated. The body whorl is not narrowed in front. The aperture is narrow. The columella is straight. The outer lip is nearly straight, features a posterior sinus, and is crenulated within. [3]

Species

As of June 2025, the World Register of Marine Species listed the following species in genus Anachis [1]

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database lists the following species with names in current use:[ when? ] [16]

As of July 2010, the following species were mentioned in the database Shell-Bearing Mollusca: [17]

Synonyms

A long list of synonyms
  • Anachis acuta Stearns, 1873 : synonym of Suturoglypta iontha (Ravenel, 1861) (junior subjective synonym)
  • Anachis albellaC. B. Adams, 1850 – Caribbean: synonym of Suturoglypta albella (C. B. Adams, 1850) (superseded combination)
  • Anachis algoensisSowerby, 1892: synonym of Aesopus algoensis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892)
  • Anachis alofa(Hedley, 1899): synonym of Mitrella alofa (Hedley, 1899)
  • Anachis amphissella(Dall, 1881) : synonym of Astyris amphissella (Dall, 1881) (superseded combination)
  • Anachis atrataA. A. Gould, 1860 – South Africa: synonym of Zafra atrata (A. Gould, 1860) (superseded combination)
  • Anachis avara(Say, 1822) : synonym of Costoanachis avara (Say, 1822) (superseded combination)
  • Anachis bartschiiDall, 1918 : synonym of Anachis gaskoiniP. P. Carpenter, 1857 : synonym of Anachis menaletta (Duclos, 1846)
  • Anachis bartschii Dall, 1918, sensu Keen, 1958 : synonym of Anachis fayae Keen, 1971 (unaccepted > misapplication)
  • Anachis beckeri(G. B. Sowerby III, 1900) : synonym of Costoanachis beckeri (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)
  • Anachis bifasciataArdovini, 2005 : synonym of Zafra pumila (Dunker, 1860) (junior subjective synonym)
  • Anachis blignautaeKilburn, 1998 : synonym of Suturoglypta blignautae(Kilburn, 1998) : synonym of Maintenonia blignautae (Kilburn, 1998) (original combination)
  • Anachis burnupi(E. A. Smith, 1901) : synonym of Zafrona trifilosa(E. A. Smith, 1882) : synonym of Smithena trifilosa (E. A. Smith, 1882)
  • Anachis cancellataCastellanos, 1979 : synonym of Amphissa cancellata (Castellanos, 1979) (original combination)
  • Anachis cancellata(Gaskoin, 1852) : synonym of Anachis aurantia (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Anachis carmenPilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932 : synonym of Anachis pardalis (Hinds, 1843) (junior subjective synonym)
  • Anachis catenata (G.B. Sowerby, 1844): synonym of Costoanachis catenata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844) (superseded combination)
  • Anachis cingulataLussi, 2009 : synonym of Decipifus cingulatus (Lussi, 2009) (original combination)
  • Anachis comistea(Melvill, 1906) : synonym of Seminella comistea (Melvill, 1906)
  • Anachis consanguinea(G. B. Sowerby III, 1897) : synonym of Decipifus consanguineus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897)
  • Anachis costulata(Cantraine, 1835) : synonym of Amphissa acutecostata (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
  • Anachis crassilabris(Reeve, 1859) : synonym of Parvanachis obesa (C. B. Adams, 1845)
  • Anachis dalliBartsch, 1931 : synonym of Parvanachis pygmaea (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
  • Anachis debilis(Hedley, 1915) : synonym of Zafra debilis Hedley, 1915
  • Anachis demaniDe Jong & Coomans, 1988 : synonym of Anachis demanorum De Jong & Coomans, 1988 (original combination)
  • Anachis dibolos (Barnard, 1964) : synonym of Anarithma metula (Hinds, 1843)
  • Anachis diminuta(C. B. Adams, 1852) : synonym of Parvanachis diminuta (C. B. Adams, 1852)
  • Anachis erepta(Barnard, 1969) : synonym of Drillia erepta Barnard, 1969
  • Anachis fenneliRadwin, 1968 – America: synonym of Costoanachis fenneli (Radwin, 1968)
  • Anachis floridanaRehder, 1939 : synonym of Costoanachis floridana (Rehder, 1939)
  • Anachis fuscafasciataLussi, 2009 : synonym of Antimitrella fuscafasciata (Lussi, 2009) (original combination)
  • Anachis fuscostrigataP. P. Carpenter, 1864 : synonym of Aesopus fuscostrigatus (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (superseded combination)
  • Anachis gaskoiniP. P. Carpenter, 1857: synonym of Anachis menaletta (Duclos, 1846) (junior subjective synonym)
  • Anachis guildingii(G. B. Sowerby I, 1844) : synonym of Costoanachis hotessieriana (A. d'Orbigny, 1853)
  • Anachis haliaeeti(Jeffreys, 1867) : synonym of Amphissa acutecostata (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
  • Anachis haliaeti [sic] : synonym of Anachis haliaeeti(Jeffreys, 1867) : synonym of Amphissa acutecostata (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (misspelling)
  • Anachis helenaeF. H. A. Costa, 1983 : synonym of Cosmioconcha helenae (F. H. A. Costa, 1983) (original combination)
  • Anachis hilliPilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932 : synonym of Glyptanachis hilli (Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932)
  • Anachis hotessieriana(A. d'Orbigny, 1853) : synonym of Costoanachis hotessieriana (A. d'Orbigny, 1853) (superseded combination)
  • Anachis incerta(Stearns, 1892) : synonym of Falsuszafrona incerta (Stearns, 1892)
  • Anachis iontha(Ravenel, 1861) : synonym of Suturoglypta iontha (Ravenel, 1861)
  • Anachis karukeraensisPelorce & Faber, 2013 : synonym of Minimanachis karukeraensis (Pelorce & Faber, 2013) (original combination)
  • Anachis kraussi [sic] : synonym of Anachis kraussii (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844) (misspelling)
  • Anachis lafresnayi(P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857) : synonym of Cotonopsis lafresnayi (P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857)
  • Anachis leptalea(E. A. Smith, 1902) : synonym of Pyreneola leptalea (E. A. Smith, 1902)
  • Anachis lightfootiSmith, 1901: synonym of Zafrona lightfooti (E. A. Smith, 1901)
  • Anachis mangelioides(Reeve, 1859) : synonym of Suturoglypta pretrii (Duclos, 1846)
  • Anachis mcgintyiNowell-Usticke, 1959 : synonym of Costoanachis hotessieriana (A. d'Orbigny, 1853) (junior subjective synonym)
  • Anachis meta(Thiele, 1925) : synonym of Aesopus meta (Thiele, 1925)
  • Anachis microstoma(Thiele, 1925) : synonym of Zafra microstoma (Thiele, 1925)
  • Anachis misera(G. B. Sowerby I, 1844): synonym of Anachis miser (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844) (miser is a noun in apposition, thus does not agree in gender with genus name)
  • Anachis moleculina(Duclos, 1840) : synonym of Mitrella moleculina (Duclos, 1840)
  • Anachis nigricans(Sowerby, 1844): synonym of Parvanachis nigricans (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844)
  • Anachis obesa(C. B. Adams, 1845) : synonym of Parvanachis obesa (C. B. Adams, 1845)
  • Anachis ostreicola(G. B. Sowerby III, 1882) : synonym of Parvanachis ostreicola (G. B. Sowerby III, 1882)
  • Anachis paessleri(Strebel, 1905) : synonym of Parvanachis paessleri (Strebel, 1905) (superseded combination)
  • Anachis paumotensis(Tryon, 1883) : synonym of Mitropsis paumotensis (Tryon, 1883)
  • Anachis peasei(E. von Martens & Langkavel, 1871) : synonym of Seminella peasei (E. von Martens & Langkavel, 1871) (superseded combination)
  • Anachis peassleri [sic] : synonym of Parvanachis paessleri (Strebel, 1905) (misspelling)
  • Anachis penicillataP. P. Carpenter, 1864 : synonym of Zanassarina penicillata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (superseded combination)
  • Anachis pretrii(Duclos, 1846) : synonym of Suturoglypta pretrii (Duclos, 1846)
  • † Anachis problematicaLaws, 1944: synonym of † Costoanachis problematica (Laws, 1944) (superseded combination)
  • Anachis pulchellaH. de Blainville, 1829 – America: synonym of Falsuszafrona pulchella (Blainville, 1829)
  • Anachis pygmaeaSowerby, 1832: synonym of Parvanachis pygmaea (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
  • Anachis radwiniAltena, 1975: synonym of Parvanachis obesa (C. B. Adams, 1845)
  • Anachis rehderiHertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951: synonym of Cosmioconcha rehderi (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951) (original combination)
  • Anachis retiaria(Tomlin, 1931) : synonym of Smithena retiaria (Tomlin, 1931) (superseded combination)
  • Anachis rubra(E. von Martens, 1881): synonym of Mitrella rubra (E. von Martens, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  • Anachis rufotinctP. P. Carpenter, 1857: synonym of Parvanachis diminuta (C. B. Adams, 1852)
  • Anachis samanensisDall, 1889: synonym of Suturoglypta pretrii (Duclos, 1846) (junior subjective synonym)
  • Anachis scutulata(Reeve, 1859): synonym of Costoanachis scutulata (Reeve, 1859)
  • Anachis semiplicataStearns, 1873: synonym of Costoanachis semiplicata (Stearns, 1873) (original combination)
  • Anachis serrataP. P. Carpenter, 1857 : synonym of Decipifus serratus (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) (original combination)
  • Anachis sertulariarum(d'Orbigny, 1839) : synonym of Costoanachis sertulariarum (A. d'Orbigny, 1839) (superseded combination)
  • Anachis similis 1Ravenel, 186 : synonym of Costoanachis similis (Ravenel, 1861)
  • Anachis sparsa(Reeve, 1859): synonym of Costoanachis sparsa (Reeve, 1859)
  • Anachis stimpsoni(Bartsch, 1915): synonym of Costoanachis stimpsoni (Bartsch, 1915) (superseded combination)
  • Anachis subcostulata(C. B. Adams, 1845): synonym of Zafrona pulchella(Blainville, 1829) : synonym of Falsuszafrona pulchella (Blainville, 1829)
  • Anachis subturritaP. P. Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Exaesopus subturritus (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (original combination)
  • Anachis tabogensisBartsch, 1931: synonym of Anachis lentiginosa (Hinds, 1844)
  • Anachis tinctaP. P. Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Steironepion tinctum (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (superseded combination)
  • Anachis translirata(Ravenel, 1861): synonym of Costoanachis translirata (Ravenel, 1861)
  • Anachis ursula(Thiele, 1925): synonym of Zafrona ursula (Thiele, 1925)
  • Anachis vitula(Barnard, 1959): synonym of Columbella vitula Barnard, 1959
  • Anachis whiteiBartsch, 1928: synonym of Nassarina whitei (Bartsch, 1928) (original combination)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Anachis H. & A. Adams, 1953. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 4 November 2010.
  2. ↑ deMaintenon, Marta, and Ellen E. Strong. "Molecular phylogeny of Columbellidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda)." PeerJ 10 (2022): e13996.
  3. ↑ Tryon, G.W. (1883). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, ser. 1., vol. 5: Marginellidae, Olividae, Columbellidae. Vol. Ser.1, v.5. Philadelphia: published by the authors. p. 152. Retrieved 15 June 2025.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. ↑ Anachis aliceae (Pallary, 1900) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  5. ↑ Anachis alliouagana Faber, 2004 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  6. ↑ Anachis avaroides Nordsieck, 1975 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  7. ↑ Anachis delemarrei Rolan & Boyer, 2006 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 October 2010.
  8. ↑ Anachis delineata Rolan & de Oliveira, 2008 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  9. ↑ Anachis jungi Faber, 2004 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  10. ↑ Lima, S.F.B.; Guimarães, C.R.P. (2015). "New bathyal Anachis (Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Columbellidae) from the Southwestern Atlantic, and the designation of a lectotype for A. stricta (Watson, 1882)". Zootaxa. 3949 (3): 445–450. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3949.3.10. PMID   25947819.
  11. ↑ Anachis richardi (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  12. ↑ Anachis roberti Monsecour & Monsecour, 2006 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  13. ↑ Anachis ryalli Rolan, 2005 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  14. ↑ Anachis valledori Rolán & Luque, 2002 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  15. ↑ Anachis vermiculucostata Monsecour & Monsecour, 2009 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
  16. ↑ OBIS : Anachis
  17. ↑ "Shell-Bearing Mollusca : Neogastropoda". Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
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