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Anachis fluctuata
Anachis fluctuata is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
From the article Anachis fluctuata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The length of the shell attains 21 mm. (Original description in Latin) The oblong shell is white and is marked with black or chestnut spots and undulations. It has a dusky epidermis, and the spire's apex is usually eroded. There are 7 whorls, which are longitudinally ribbed, with the ribs on the body whorl being abbreviated. The aperture is constricted in the middle. The outer lip is emarginated on the upper part, and the inner lip is denticulate below.
Range & habitat
This species occurs in the Gulf of California and in the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica, Panama and Ecuador
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1008164.