Anachis cuspidata | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Shell of Anachis cuspidata (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. cuspidata |
Binomial name | |
Anachis cuspidata (Marrat, 1877) | |
Synonyms | |
|
Anachis cuspidata is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. [1]
The length of the shell attains 8 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is elongated-spindle-shaped, tapering at both ends, with a pointed spire. The whorls are longitudinally ribbed and transversely grooved, with the ribs being somewhat granular. It is tawny, spotted with brown, or pale ash-gray, with a dusky epidermis. The columella is arched, its lip covered with a circumscribed callus. The aperture is narrow, and the outer lip is lirate (ridged) on the inside. [2]
This species occurs off West Africa.
{{cite journal}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)