Anachis terpsichore

Scientific Name:-

Anachis terpsichore

Common Name:-

Dove snail

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Not evaluated

Description:-

Shell small, ovate acuminate with pointed apex; body whorl more than two third as long as spire; sculpture composed of prominent axial ridges; Aperture wide; thick outer lip, base of aperture finely toothed on interior margin; colour whitish with irregular brownish streaks; axial ridges dark brown

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

Ravinesh and Bijukumar (2013) recorded it from Vizhinjam coast.

Habitat:-

Rocky shore, associated with sea weeds

Synonyms:-

Columbella californica Reeve, 1859
Columbella lineolata Kiener, 1841;
Columbella terpsichore G. B. Sowerby II, 1822;
Columbella terpsichore G. B. Sowerby, 1822 (original combination);
Columbella terpsichore var. kieneri Martens, 1897

References:-

Ravinesh, R. and Bijukumar, A. 2013.Comparison of intertidal biodiversity associated with natural rocky shore and sea wall: A case study from the Kerala coast, India. Indian journal of Geo-marine Sciences, 42 (2): 223-235.

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