Aesopus algoensis

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Aesopus algoensis
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Shell of Aesopus algoensis (specimen at NHM, London))
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Aesopus
Species:
A. algoensis
Binomial name
Aesopus algoensis
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1892)
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Synonyms [1]

Columbella algoensisG. B. Sowerby III, 1892 (original combination)

Contents

Aesopus algoensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. [1]

Description

The length of an adult shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 2¾ mm.

(original description in Latin) The shell is elongate and turreted. It shows a yellow base color adorned sporadically with light brown transverse interstices and brown zoning towards the anterior. The spire is pronounced, ending in a papillary apex, with distinct sutures. It consists of five slightly convex whorls, irregularly folded longitudinally and densely sulcate spirally. The body whorl is narrow. The columella is slightly recurved, and the aperture is small with a thin outer lip. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Algoa Bay, South Africa.

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References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS. "Aesopus algoensis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892)". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Sowerby, G. B. III. (1892). Marine shells of South Africa. A catalogue of all the known species with references to figures in various works, descriptions of new species, and figures of such as are new, little known, or hitherto unfigured, London: G. B. Sowerby. 89 pp., 5 pls PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
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