Anachis scalarina

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

Anachis scalarina
Shell of Anachis scalarina (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Anachis
Species:	A. scalarina
Binomial name
Anachis scalarina (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
Synonyms
Anachis costellata var. pachyderma P. P. Carpenter, 1857 Colombella yoldina Duclos, 1840 Columbella cavea Reeve, 1859 Columbella scalarina G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 21 mm.

(Described by P.P. Carpenter) The character of the epidermis can be relied upon, which is very thin, rather deciduous, with a very few fine ridges of growth. It is further distinguished from all the varieties of Anachis costellata by its large size, very regular, somewhat inflated growth, sharp, continued ribs cancellated over the whole surface, and strong teeth on the upper portion of the outer lip. The color is principally brown with a white band below the suture. The young shell has a distinct, somewhat bent siphonal canal.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of California and in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico and Panama