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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Columbellidae

Costoanachis similis (Ravenel, 1861)


Range: 34°N to 27°N; 81°W to 80°W
Depth: 1.2 to 9 m
Maximum Reported Size: 10  mm

Synonymy

Columbella similis Ravenel, 1861
Anachis similis (Ravenel, 1861) 

Details


Columbella similis Ravenel, 1861, p. 41-42
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Coasts of North and South Carolina
Range: 34°N to 27°N; 81°W to 80°W
Depth: 1.2 to 9 m
Maximum Reported Size: 10 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys
References: Ravenel (1861) N; Parker (1959) W; Lyons et al. (1971) Dd; Lyons (1989b) SE{NW}M
Comments: Odé (1984b) discounts earlier records from Texas as misidentifications.
Combining Genera:  Anachis


Partial List of References

Ravenel, E. 1861. Descriptions of new Recent shells from the coast of South Carolina Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13 41-44. [Stated date: -- Feb 1861; true date: pre Mar 31.]

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