CaRMS name details
Anachis avara (Say, 1822)
159977 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159977)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 230 [details]
page(s): 230 [details]
Distribution Massachusetts Bay to east Florida and Texas
Distribution Massachusetts Bay to east Florida and Texas [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Anachis avara (Say, 1822). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159977 on 2025-04-30
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Anachis avara (Say, 1822). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159977 on 2025-04-30
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(of ) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 230 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
basis of record Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hatfield, E. B. (1979). Food sources for <i>Anachia avara</i> (Columbellidae) and a discussion of feeding in the family. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 93(1): 40-43., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8275088 [details]
additional source Houston, R. S. & Hatfield, E. B. (1981). The reproductive system of the Western Atlantic <i>Anachis avara</i> (Gastropoda: Columbellidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 95(3): 136-139, fig. 1T., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497197 [details]
additional source Harasewych, M. G. (1990). Ovophagy in <i>Anachia avara</i> (Say, 1822) (Gastropoda: Columbellidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 104(2): 76, fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8501177 [details]
page(s): 230 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
basis of record Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hatfield, E. B. (1979). Food sources for <i>Anachia avara</i> (Columbellidae) and a discussion of feeding in the family. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 93(1): 40-43., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8275088 [details]
additional source Houston, R. S. & Hatfield, E. B. (1981). The reproductive system of the Western Atlantic <i>Anachis avara</i> (Gastropoda: Columbellidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 95(3): 136-139, fig. 1T., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497197 [details]
additional source Harasewych, M. G. (1990). Ovophagy in <i>Anachia avara</i> (Say, 1822) (Gastropoda: Columbellidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 104(2): 76, fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8501177 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Subgenus (Costoanachis) [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Massachusetts Bay to east Florida and Texas [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | greedy dovesnail | [details] |
