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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae dove shells

Genus: Anachis

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52 species (see list below)
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Anachis acuta
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Anachis adelinae
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Max. Length 5.3 cm DL
 
Anachis albella
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Anachis aliceae
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Anachis alliouagana
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Anachis avara
[Greedy dove-shell]
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Anachis bastionii
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Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Anachis carloslirai
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Anachis catenata
[Chain dove-shell]
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Anachis coronata
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Max. Length 1.5 cm NG
 
Anachis coseli
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Anachis diminuta
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Anachis domlamyi
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Anachis donnae
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Anachis electona
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Anachis fauroti
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Anachis fayae
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Anachis fenneli
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Anachis floridana
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Anachis gaskoini
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Anachis hilli
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Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
Anachis hotessieriana(d'Orbigny, 1842)

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Anachis hotessieriana
[Hotessier's dove-shell]
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Anachis iontha
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Anachis isabellei
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Anachis jungi
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Anachis kathleenae
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Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic

Anachis lafresnayi(Fischer & Bernardi, 1856)

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Anachis lafresnayi
[Well-ribbed dove snail]
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Anachis leblondae
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Max. Length 1.8 cm NG
 
Anachis lyrata
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Anachis madagascarensis
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Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 1.5 cm BL
Anachis miser(Sowerby, 1844)

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Anachis miser
[Miser dove shell]
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Anachis mogolloni
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Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
Anachis obesaAdams, 1845

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Anachis obesa
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Anachis paumotensis
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Anachis pellucida
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Anachis penicillata
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Max. Length 9 cm DL
 
Anachis pulchella
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Anachis pygmaea
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Anachis rassierensis
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Anachis raysutana
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Anachis rhodae
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Anachis samanensis
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Anachis sanfelipensis
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Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Anachis semiplicata
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Anachis similis
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Anachis sparsa
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Anachis splendens
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Anachis subturrita
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Anachis translirata
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Anachis unidens
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Anachis veleda
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Anachis vexillum
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