Costoanachis avara

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]

Costoanachis avara
Apertural view of a shell of Costoanachis avara
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Columbellidae
Genus:
Costoanachis
Species:
C. avara
Binomial name
Costoanachis avara
(Say, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Anachis avara (Say T., 1822)
  • Anachis (Costoanachis) avara (Say, T., 1822)
  • Columbella avara Say, 1822 (original combination)

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. 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.
  • 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
  • "Anachis (Costoanachis) avara". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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