Distinguishing Characteristics |
Gastropod (1 shell); shell spiral, elongate, narrow; color yellowish to brown with white blotches or a white band below the sutures; has axial ribs crossed by spiral ribs giving a beaded appearance, beads at sutures sometimes enlarged giving a shouldered appearance (in some specimens the spiral ribs are finer, less noticeable); spire high, more than 1/2 length of shell; whorls not inflated, almost a straight outline from whorl to whorl; outer lip of aperture thickened, inner side of outer lip crenulate (scalloped); siphonal canal short, moderately wide, < 1/2 length of shell, shallow notch at base. |
Similar Species |
The well-ribbed dovesnail is narrower than most other dovesnails. Its beaded appearance and nearly smooth transaction between whorls also help distinguish it from others. |
Habitat |
Gulf, soft bottoms |
Maximum Size |
2.3 cm (1 in) |
Other Common Names |
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Previous Scientific Names |
Anarchis lafresnayi |
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