(Say, 1822)
Costoanachis avara
Greedy Dove Snail
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Neogastropoda
Family:
Columbellidae
ANSP 182645
Shell Information
Maximum length (mm): 14.5
Chirality:
Dextral
Description:
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Massachusetts to Quintana Roo
Depth (m):
0 to 18 meters
Diet:
Habitat:
Among seagrass
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Costoanachis avara (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160222 on 2021-06-23
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. Garc�a. 29. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579�699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico�Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/