''Anachis aliceae'' is a
species
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of
sea snail
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in the
family
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Columbellidae
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, the dove snails.
Description
(Original description in French) This species differs from ''
Anachis aurantia''
(Lamarck, 1822) by its less acute
spire
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, its larger
apex
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Abyss
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, and its more numerous, larger, more salient, and more widely spaced granulations. ''Anachis aurantia'' also has each of its whorls bordered by a white ridge, which is absent in ''A. aliceae''.
Finally, the coloration of the two shells is quite different: ''A. aliceae'' is a beautiful clear honey yellow, while ''Anachis aurantia'' is a beautiful pink.
Distribution
This species occurs in the
Alboran Sea
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off
Algeria
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.
References
External links
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aliceae
Gastropods described in 1900