Anachis varia
Species of gastropod
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anachis varia is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
| Anachis varia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Shell of Anachis varia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Anachis |
| Species: | A. varia |
| Binomial name | |
| Anachis varia (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Description
(Original description in Latin) The shell is oblong and decussately-ribbed, with an acuminated (pointed) apex. The 8-9 whorls are brownish, variegated with whitish. They are longitudinally ribbed, with the spaces between the ribs being grooved. The aperture is suboval. The outer lip's thickened exterior margin is emarginated on its upper part.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs off Gulf of California and in the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica, Panama and Ecuador
