Anachis lentiginosa

Anachis lentiginosa
Shell of Anachis lentiginosa (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. lentiginosa
Binomial name
Anachis lentiginosa (Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms
Anachis tabogensisBartsch, 1931 Columbella guatemalensisReeve, 1859 Columbella lentiginosaHinds, 1844 superseded combination Columbella pertusaReeve, 1859 Columbella tesselataC. B. Adams, 1852 junior subjective synonym

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

Description

(Original description in Latin) The shell is small, ovate, and blackish, speckled with white. The whorls are longitudinally plicate-ribbed, encircled by a white band below the suture, with the body whorl being transversely grooved. The aperture is blackish.

Under magnification, the speckled appearance of this small shell resolves into numerous, regularly arranged, articulated transverse bands, which are separated by furrows. These bands are most conspicuous on the last whorl; on the spire, they are interrupted by the rib-like folds. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama and Colombia.

References

1. Anachis lentiginosa (Hinds, 1844) . 22 June 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. Hinds, R.B. (1844–1845). Mollusca. In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. "Sulphur", under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42. London: Smith, Elder and Co. Retrieved 22 June 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

• Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. Revista de Biologia Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225-284.

External links

• Bartsch, P. (1931). "Descriptions of new marine mollusks from Panama, with a figure of the genotype of Engina". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 79 (15): 1–10. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.79-2881.1.
• Reeve, L.A. (1858–1859). Monograph of the Genus Columbella. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 11. london: L. Reeve & Co.
• Adams, C.B. (1852). "Catalogue of shells collected at Panama, with notes on their synonymy, station, and habitat". Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York. 5: 323.