Anachis scalarina

Anachis scalarina
Shell of Anachis scalarina (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Anachis
Species:	A. scalarina
Binomial name
Anachis scalarina (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
Synonyms
Anachis costellata var. pachydermaP. P. Carpenter, 1857 Colombella yoldinaDuclos, 1840 Columbella caveaReeve, 1859 Columbella scalarinaG. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 21 mm.

(Described by P.P. Carpenter) The character of the epidermis can be relied upon, which is very thin, rather deciduous, with a very few fine ridges of growth. It is further distinguished from all the varieties of Anachis costellata by its large size, very regular, somewhat inflated growth, sharp, continued ribs cancellated over the whole surface, and strong teeth on the upper portion of the outer lip. The color is principally brown with a white band below the suture. The young shell has a distinct, somewhat bent siphonal canal. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of California and in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico and Panama

References

1. Anachis scalarina (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) . 15 June 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. Carpenter, P.P. (1857). Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan Mollusca in the British Museum collected by Frederick Reigen. London: British Museum. p. 527. Retrieved 15 June 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

• Broderip, W. J.; Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832–1833). "Descriptions of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean". Proceedings of the Committee of Science and correspondence of the Zoological Society of London. Part 2: 116.
• Reeve, L.A. (1858–1859). Monograph of the Genus Columbella. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 11, pl. 1-37 and unpaginated text. London: L. Reeve & Co. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
• 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. p. 8.