Anachis


Anachis is a large genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Anachis is supported as highly polyphyletic.

Description

This marine genus thrives in all tropical regions and comprises small to moderately sized species.
The shell is oval-fusiform and longitudinally strongly ribbed. The spire is elevated. The body whorl is not narrowed in front. The aperture is narrow. The columella is straight. The outer lip is nearly straight, features a posterior sinus, and is crenulated within.

Species

, the World Register of Marine Species listed the following species in genus AnachisAnachis adelinae G. W. Tryon, 1883 Anachis albonodosa P. P. Carpenter, 1857 Anachis aliceae Anachis alliouagana Faber, 2004
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database lists the following species with names in current use:Anachis dolicha Anachis fulgida Anachis fuscolineata Anachis marquesa Anachis smithi Anachis sugillata Anachis vercoi
, the following species were mentioned in the database Shell-Bearing Mollusca:Anachis albomarginata Okamoto & Habe, 1979 – JapanAnachis almiranta Ch. Hedley, 1915 – AustraliaAnachis alternata A. A. Gould, 1860 – ChinaAnachis amirantium Smith, 1879 – JapanAnachis antillarum L. A. Reeve, 1859 – West IndiesAnachis atomella P. L. Duclos, 1840 – EuropeAnachis bicanaliferum Sowerby, 1832 West AmericaAnachis brasiliana E. von Martens, 1897 – AmericaAnachis calva Verco, 1910 – AustraliaAnachis cicinnata Montrouzier, 1860 – JapanAnachis cithara L. A. Reeve, 1859Anachis columnaria W. L. May, 1915 – AustraliaAnachis cophinodes H. Suter, 1908 – New ZealandAnachis darwini G. F. Angas, 1877 – AustraliaAnachis dautzenbergi Hervier, 1899 – Indo-PacificAnachis descendens E. von Martens – West AfricaAnachis diggelsi J. Brazier, 1874 – AustraliaAnachis divaricata H. A. Pilsbry, 1904 – JapanAnachis electona P. L. Duclos, 1840 Anachis emergens Fischer-Piette & Nicklès, 1946 – SenegalAnachis enwrighti A. W. B. Powell, 1940 – New ZealandAnachis gemmulifera Ch. Hedley, 1907 – AustraliaAnachis gilva C. T. Menke, 1847Anachis gowllandi J. Brazier, 1874 – AustraliaAnachis hahajimama H. A. Pilsbry, 1904 – JapanAnachis harpiformis Sowerby, 1832 – West AmericaAnachis intricata Ch. Hedley, 1912 – AustraliaAnachis io P. Bartsch, 1915 – South AfricaAnachis iodostoma Gaskoin, 1852 – AustraliaAnachis japonica A. Adams, 1860 – JapanAnachis kirostra P. L. Duclos, 1840 -Anachis legrandi J. E. Tennison-Woods, 1876 – AustraliaAnachis liocyma H. A. Pilsbry, 1904 – Indo-PacificAnachis mariae A. W. B. Powell, 1940 – New ZealandAnachis melvillei H. Strebel, 1905 – Southwest AtlanticAnachis minuscula A. A. Gould, 1862 – Japan
  • * Anachis misera nigromaculata J. R. Tomlin 1915 – Japan
  • * Anachis misera plicatospira G. B. Sowerby III, 1915 – JapanAnachis mitriformis A. Adams, 1860 – Indo-PacificAnachis multicostata W. L. May, 1910 – AustraliaAnachis nanisca Herbier, 1899 – JapanAnachis nodicincta H. Suter, 1899 – New ZealandAnachis oerstedi E. von Martens, 1897 Anachis plexa Ch. Hedley, 1901 – AustraliaAnachis pumila R. W. Dunker, 1860 – Indo-PacificAnachis regulus Souverbie, 1864 – Indo-PacificAnachis savignyi F. P. Jousseaume in Mozzo, 1929 – EuropeAnachis sinensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1894 -Indo-PacificAnachis strenella P. L. Duclos, 1840Anachis subabnormis H. Suter, 1899 – New ZealandAnachis suffusa Sowerby, 1844 – Galápagos IslandsAnachis teophania P. L. Duclos, 1846Anachis uncinata Sowerby, 1832Anachis validicosta T. Habe, 1960 – Indo-PacificAnachis vivens A. W. B. Powell, 1934 – New ZealandAnachis yukitai T. Habe, 1991 – Japan

Synonyms

Anachis acuta Stearns, 1873 : synonym of Suturoglypta iontha Anachis albella C. B. Adams, 1850 – Caribbean: synonym of Suturoglypta albella
  • Anachis algoensis Sowerby, 1892: synonym of Aesopus algoensis Anachis alofa : synonym of Mitrella alofa Anachis amphissella : synonym of Astyris amphissella Anachis atrata A. A. Gould, 1860 – South Africa: synonym of Zafra atrata Anachis avara : synonym of Costoanachis avara Anachis bartschii Dall, 1918 : synonym of Anachis gaskoini P. P. Carpenter, 1857 : synonym of Anachis menaletta
  • Anachis bartschii Dall, 1918, sensu Keen, 1958 : synonym of Anachis fayae Keen, 1971 Anachis beckeri : synonym of Costoanachis beckeri Anachis bifasciata Ardovini, 2005 : synonym of Zafra pumila Anachis blignautae Kilburn, 1998 : synonym of Suturoglypta blignautae : synonym of Maintenonia blignautae Anachis burnupi : synonym of Zafrona trifilosa : synonym of Smithena trifilosa Anachis cancellata Castellanos, 1979 : synonym of Amphissa cancellata Anachis cancellata : synonym of Anachis aurantia Anachis carmen Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932 : synonym of Anachis pardalis Anachis catenata : synonym of Costoanachis catenata Anachis cingulata Lussi, 2009 : synonym of Decipifus cingulatus Anachis comistea : synonym of Seminella comistea Anachis consanguinea : synonym of Decipifus consanguineus Anachis costulata : synonym of Amphissa acutecostata Anachis crassilabris : synonym of Parvanachis obesa Anachis dalli Bartsch, 1931 : synonym of Parvanachis pygmaea Anachis debilis : synonym of Zafra debilis Hedley, 1915Anachis demani De Jong & Coomans, 1988 : synonym of Anachis demanorum De Jong & Coomans, 1988 Anachis dibolos : synonym of Anarithma metula Anachis diminuta : synonym of Parvanachis diminuta Anachis erepta : synonym of Drillia erepta Barnard, 1969Anachis fenneli Radwin, 1968 – America: synonym of Costoanachis fenneli Anachis floridana Rehder, 1939 : synonym of Costoanachis floridana Anachis fuscafasciata Lussi, 2009 : synonym of Antimitrella fuscafasciata Anachis fuscostrigata P. P. Carpenter, 1864 : synonym of Aesopus fuscostrigatus Anachis gaskoini P. P. Carpenter, 1857: synonym of Anachis menaletta Anachis guildingii : synonym of Costoanachis hotessieriana Anachis haliaeeti : synonym of Amphissa acutecostata Anachis haliaeti : synonym of Anachis haliaeeti : synonym of Amphissa acutecostata Anachis helenae F. H. A. Costa, 1983 : synonym of Cosmioconcha helenae Anachis hilli Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932 : synonym of Glyptanachis hilli Anachis hotessieriana : synonym of Costoanachis hotessieriana Anachis incerta : synonym of Falsuszafrona incerta Anachis iontha : synonym of Suturoglypta iontha Anachis karukeraensis Pelorce & Faber, 2013 : synonym of Minimanachis karukeraensis Anachis kraussi : synonym of Anachis kraussii Anachis lafresnayi : synonym of Cotonopsis lafresnayi Anachis leptalea : synonym of Pyreneola leptalea Anachis lightfooti Smith, 1901: synonym of Zafrona lightfooti Anachis mangelioides : synonym of Suturoglypta pretrii Anachis mcgintyi Nowell-Usticke, 1959 : synonym of Costoanachis hotessieriana Anachis meta : synonym of Aesopus meta Anachis microstoma : synonym of Zafra microstoma Anachis misera : synonym of Anachis miser Anachis moleculina : synonym of Mitrella moleculina Anachis nigricans : synonym of Parvanachis nigricans Anachis obesa : synonym of Parvanachis obesa Anachis ostreicola : synonym of Parvanachis ostreicola Anachis paessleri : synonym of Parvanachis paessleri Anachis paumotensis : synonym of Mitropsis paumotensis Anachis peasei : synonym of Seminella peasei Anachis peassleri : synonym of Parvanachis paessleri Anachis penicillata P. P. Carpenter, 1864 : synonym of Zanassarina penicillata Anachis pretrii : synonym of Suturoglypta pretrii
  • † Anachis problematica Laws, 1944: synonym of † Costoanachis problematica Anachis pulchella H. de Blainville, 1829 – America: synonym of Falsuszafrona pulchella Anachis pygmaea Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Parvanachis pygmaea Anachis radwini Altena, 1975: synonym of Parvanachis obesa Anachis rehderi Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951: synonym of Cosmioconcha rehderi Anachis retiaria : synonym of Smithena retiaria Anachis rubra : synonym of Mitrella rubra Anachis rufotinct P. P. Carpenter, 1857: synonym of Parvanachis diminuta Anachis samanensis Dall, 1889: synonym of Suturoglypta pretrii Anachis scutulata : synonym of Costoanachis scutulata Anachis semiplicata Stearns, 1873: synonym of Costoanachis semiplicata Anachis serrata P. P. Carpenter, 1857 : synonym of Decipifus serratus Anachis sertulariarum : synonym of Costoanachis sertulariarum Anachis similis 1Ravenel, 186 : synonym of Costoanachis similis Anachis sparsa : synonym of Costoanachis sparsa Anachis stimpsoni : synonym of Costoanachis stimpsoni Anachis subcostulata : synonym of Zafrona pulchella : synonym of Falsuszafrona pulchella Anachis subturrita P. P. Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Exaesopus subturritus Anachis tabogensis Bartsch, 1931: synonym of Anachis lentiginosa Anachis tincta P. P. Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Steironepion tinctum Anachis translirata : synonym of Costoanachis translirata Anachis ursula : synonym of Zafrona ursula Anachis vitula : synonym of Columbella vitula Barnard, 1959Anachis whitei Bartsch, 1928: synonym of ''Nassarina whitei''