Anachis kraussii
| Anachis kraussii | |
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| Original image of a shell of Anachis kraussii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Anachis |
| Species: | A. kraussii |
| Binomial name | |
| Anachis kraussii (G.B. Sowerby I, 1844) | |
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Anachis kraussii is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Subspecies
- Anachis kraussii kitchingi (Sowerby III, 1894)
- Anachis kraussii kraussii (Sowerby I, 1844)
Description
The shell size varies between 5 mm and 8 mm
The small, elongated-tuureted shell has a short spire and an acute apex. The color of the shell is white, adorned with red angulate bands. The shell contains 8 convex whorls with longitudinal plicate ribs (11 obtuse ribs in the penultimate whorl). The suture is simple. The oblique interstices are smooth. The body whorl is subcostate. The base of the shell is transversely striated. The white aperture is ovate, becoming blunt at the top. The outer lip is sharp and smooth inside. The siphonal canal is short.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Southwest and Southeast Africa.
References
- 1 2 Anachis kraussii. 14 July 2012. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls
Further reading
- Spry, J. F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records, 56.
- Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (1998). Marine Shells of South Africa: An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa. p. 102.
- Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, J. P. (2010). "Columbellidae". pp. 60–104. In: Marais, A. P. & Seccombe, A. D. (eds.). Identification Guide to the Seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies.
- Monsecour, K. (2010). Checklist of Columbellidae.
External links
- Sowerby, G. B. I (1844). "Monograph of the genus Columbella". In Sowerby, G. B. II (ed.). Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 1. London: Privately published. pp. 109–146bis.
- "Anachis kraussi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 January 2011.