Anachis cuspidata is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Description

The length of the shell attains 8 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is elongated-spindle-shaped, tapering at both ends, with a pointed spire. The whorls are longitudinally ribbed and transversely grooved, with the ribs being somewhat granular. It is tawny, spotted with brown, or pale ash-gray, with a dusky epidermis. The columella is arched, its lip covered with a circumscribed callus. The aperture is narrow, and the outer lip is lirate (ridged) on the inside.

Distribution

This species occurs off West Africa.

External links

  • Fischer-Piette, E. & Nicklès, M. (1946). . Journal de Conchyliologie. 87 (2): 61–62.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)