Costoanachis avara
Costoanachis avara | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Costoanachis avara | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Family: | Columbellidae |
Genus: | Costoanachis |
Species: | C. avara |
Binomial name | |
Costoanachis avara (Say, 1822) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Costoanachis avara, common name the greedy dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 19 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts to Florida; in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea.
References
- 1 2 Costoanachis avara (Say, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 November 2012.
- Abbott, R.T. (1974). American Seashells. 2nd ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, NY (USA). 663 pp
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links
- Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp
- Gastropods.com: Anachis (Costoanachis) avara
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