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Anachis rugulosa
Anachis rugulosa is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
From the article Anachis rugulosa on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The length of the shell attains 11 mm. (Original description) The shell is obovate, rugulose, and thick, presenting a violaceous black color with an anterior band and very small dots of a whitish color. It comprises five whorls, which are longitudinally ribbed and delicately decussately striated. The anterior cross-striae are stronger than the rest. The aperture is rather broad, and the internal denticles of the outer lip are few and rather large.
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 1450965.