Anachis terpsichore Dove Snail

Anachis terpsichore is commonly referred to as Dove Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Łatwy . Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18397 

AphiaID:

511450 

Scientific:

Anachis terpsichore 

German:

TerpsichoreTäubchenschnecke 

English:

Dove Snail 

Category:

Ślimaki 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Columbellidae (Family) > Anachis (Genus) > terpsichore (Species) 

Initial determination:

(G. B. Sowerby I, ), 1822 

Occurrence:

India, Indonesia, Red Sea, Sri Lanka 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1,0cm - 2,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Łatwy  

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Anachis adelinae
• Anachis albonodosa
• Anachis aliceae
• Anachis alliouagana
• Anachis atkinsoni
• Anachis atramentaria
• Anachis aurantia
• Anachis avaroides
• Anachis bacalladoi
• Anachis beachportensis
• Anachis berryi
• Anachis boivini
• Anachis carloslirae
• Anachis catenata
• Anachis chuni
• Anachis cominellaeformis
• Anachis constrictocanalis
• Anachis coronata
• Anachis coseli
• Anachis costellata
• Anachis cuspidata
• Anachis decimdentata
• Anachis delamarrei
• Anachis delineata
• Anachis demanorum
• Anachis donnae
• Anachis facula
• Anachis fasciata
• Anachis fauroti
• Anachis fayae
• Anachis fenestrata
• Anachis fenneli
• Anachis fluctuata
• Anachis freytagi
• Anachis fulva
• Anachis fusidens
• Anachis gaskoini
• Anachis gracilis
• Anachis guerreroensis
• Anachis hannana
• Anachis incisa
• Anachis inferiodentata
• Anachis isabellei
• Anachis juani
• Anachis jungi
• Anachis karukeraensis
• Anachis kraussii
• Anachis lentiginosa
• Anachis lillianae
• Anachis limula
• Anachis lyrata
• Anachis martinicensis
• Anachis milium
• Anachis miser
• Anachis moesta
• Anachis nigrofusca
• Anachis nisitella
• Anachis norfolkensis
• Anachis oxillia
• Anachis pardalis
• Anachis phanea
• Anachis pinguis
• Anachis polyaulax
• Anachis proclivis
• Anachis profunda
• Anachis rassierensis
• Anachis raysutana
• Anachis rechonchuda
• Anachis reedi
• Anachis remoensis
• Anachis renatae
• Anachis rhodae
• Anachis richardi
• Anachis ritteri
• Anachis roberti
• Anachis rugosa
• Anachis rugulosa
• Anachis ryalli
• Anachis sanfelipensis
• Anachis scalarina
• Anachis sinaloa
• Anachis spadicea
• Anachis stricta
• Anachis strix
• Anachis strongi
• Anachis teevani
• 
  Anachis terpsichore
  TerpsichoreTäubchenschnecke
• Anachis treva
• Anachis valledori
• Anachis varia
• Anachis varicosa
• Anachis vermiculucostata
• Anachis vexillum
• Anachis xani
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-06-10 16:04:29 

Last edit:

2026-06-10 16:17:45 

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