Anachis atramentaria

Anachis atramentaria
Shell of Anachis atramentaria (holotype)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Anachis
Species:	A. atramentaria
Binomial name
Anachis atramentaria (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844)
Synonyms
Colombella pariolidaDuclos, 1840 Columbella atramentariaG. B. Sowerby I, 1844

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

Description

(Original description) The shell is ovate, acuminated, thick, and ventricose in the middle. It is transversely striated and black. It comprises 5 to 6 whorls, which feature fine longitudinal ribs. The aperture is broad, and the outer lip is thickened, with rather inconspicuous small denticles within. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs of the Galápagos Islands.

References

1. Anachis atramentaria (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844) . 16 June 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. Sowerby, G.B. I (1844). Monograph of the genus Columbella. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 1 (4). London: privately published. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

• Duclos, P.L. (1840). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière de tous les genres de coquilles univalves marines à l'état vivant et fossile, publiée par monographie. Genre Colombelle. Paris: Didot. Retrieved 16 June 2025.