Anachis fasciata
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| Anachis fasciata | |
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| Shell of Anachis fasciata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Anachis |
| Species: | A. fasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Anachis fasciata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) | |
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Anachis fasciata is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
The length of the shell attains 34 mm.
(Original description) The shell is oblong and smooth, featuring an obtuse apex. It is transversely sulcate (grooved) at the base. The whorls are variegated (streaked/spotted) with whitish and fulvous (tawny), appearing white posteriorly. The suture is strong, with a sub-obsolete groove located near the suture. The columella is rather smooth. [2]
