Anachis miser

Anachis miser is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.^[1]

Subspecies

• Anachis miser miser (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844)
• Anachis miser nigromaculata (Tomlin, 1915)
• Anachis miser polynyma (Pilsbry, 1901)

Anachis miser
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Anachis
Species:	A. miser
Binomial name
Anachis miser (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
Synonyms
Buccinum zebra Wood, 1828 (non Müller, 1774) Columbella japonica Martens, 1897 Columbella miser G. B. Sowerby I, 1844 (original combination) Columbella miser var. nigromaculata Tomlin, 1915 Columbella nigricostata Smith, 1878 Columbella polynyma Pilsbry, 1901 Columbella zebra (Wood, 1828) Pyrene felina Hedley, 1915 Pyrene zebra (Wood, 1828)

Description

The length of the shell attains 16 mm.

(Original description) The shell is oblong-ovate, and appears whitish or yellowish. The spire is pyramidal. It comprises six whorls, which are rather convex and are speckled with chestnut in front. The five posterior whorls are longitudinally ribbed, while the anterior whorl is also ribbed, but its dorsal ribs are almost obsolete anteriorly. The aperture is rather broad and sub-rhomboidal. The denticles within the outer lip are few and small. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off India, the Eastern Indian Ocean, in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii, Oceania and off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).