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Greedy Dove Snail

Costoanachis avara

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Massachusetts.January 7, February 7, March 8, April 13, May 24, June 11, July 9, August 10, September 10, October 10, November 7, December 7.
United States699
Massachusetts123
North Carolina68
Virginia68
South Carolina64
Connecticut36
New York33
New Jersey31
Georgia20
Rhode Island19

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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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