Anachis varia

Anachis varia
	Shell of Anachis varia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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
	Buccinum floridanum A. Lesson, 1842; Columbella encaustica Reeve, 1858 ·; Columbella varia G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (original combination); Costoanachis varia (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) ·;

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

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

References

^ Anachis varia (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832). 19 June 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
^ 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. 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

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.
Lesson, P.A. (1842). "Mollusques recueillis dans la Mer du Sud, genre Buccinum Linné". Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne. 5: 237–238.

[WoRMS-1] Anachis varia (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832). 19 June 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[2] 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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