Anachis aliceae

Anachis aliceae
Shell of Anachis aliceae (specimen at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Anachis
Species:	A. aliceae
Binomial name
Anachis aliceae (Pallary, 1900)
Synonyms
Columbella (Seminella) aliceaePallary, 1900

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

Description

(Original description in French) This species differs from Anachis aurantia (Lamarck, 1822) by its less acute spire, its larger apex, and its more numerous, larger, more salient, and more widely spaced granulations. Anachis aurantia also has each of its whorls bordered by a white ridge, which is absent in A. aliceae.

Finally, the coloration of the two shells is quite different: A. aliceae is a beautiful clear honey yellow, while Anachis aurantia is a beautiful pink. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Alboran Sea off Algeria.

References

1. Anachis aliceae (Pallary, 1900) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
2. Pallary, P. (1900). "Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran". Journal de Conchyliologie. 48 (3): 279–280. Retrieved 14 June 2025.

External links

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). "Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification" (PDF). Patrimoines Naturels. 50.