Anachis

Anachis
A shell of Anachis boivini
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Anachis
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Type species
Columbella scalarina
G. B. Sowerby I, 1832
Synonyms
  • Anachis (Macgintopsis) Olsson & Harbison, 1953 alternative representation
  • Anachys [sic] (misspelling)
  • Atilia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Attilia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
  • Brachystyloma Weisbord, 1962
  • Columbella (Anachis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 superseded rank
  • Columbella (Atilia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Columella (Anachis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Mitrella (Anachis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 superseded rank
  • Mitrella (Atilia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Pyrene (Anachis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Anachis is a large genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Anachis is supported as highly polyphyletic.