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Well-ribbed Dove Snail

Costoanachis translirata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Massachusetts.January 7, February 6, March 8, April 12, May 23, June 10, July 9, August 17, September 10, October 10, November 7, December 7.
United States230
Massachusetts117
New York22
Rhode Island18
Connecticut17
Texas12
South Carolina9
Virginia5
New Jersey5
North Carolina4

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Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderNeogastropoda
FamilyDove Snails · Columbellidae
GenusCostoanachis

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