Anachis rugulosa

Anachis rugulosa
Shell of Anachis rugulosa (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. rugulosa
Binomial name
Anachis rugulosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844)
Synonyms
Columbella rugulosaG. B. Sowerby I, 1844 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

(Original description) The shell is obovate, rugulose, and thick, presenting a violaceous black color with an anterior band and very small dots of a whitish color. It comprises five whorls, which are longitudinally ribbed and delicately decussately striated. The anterior cross-striae are stronger than the rest. The aperture is rather broad, and the internal denticles of the outer lip are few and rather large. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Galápagos Islands.

References

1. Anachis rugulosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844) . 16 June 20250. 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. Retrieved 16 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.