Anachis kraussii
| Anachis kraussii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Anachis |
| Species: | A. kraussii |
| Binomial name | |
| Anachis kraussii (G.B. Sowerby I, 1844) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Anachis kraussii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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
Distribution
This species is distributed along Southwest and Southeast Africa.
References
- 1 2 Anachis kraussii . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 July 2012.
- 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, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 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. 376 pp.
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