| Aesopus myrmecoon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Aesopus |
| Species: | A. myrmecoon |
| Binomial name | |
| Aesopus myrmecoon Dall, 1916 | |
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| Synonyms [1] | |
Columbella stearnsiiTryon, 1883 | |
Aesopus myrmecoon, common name ant-egg dovesnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. [1]
(Original description) This is a minute species four millimeters long, of a whitish color more or less tinged or spotted with brown, almost duplicates Aesopus stearnsii (Tryon, 1883) in form and sculpture, though so much smaller than the Florida species. [2]
This marine species occurs off San Pedro, California, USA to Point Abreojos, Baja California, Mexico.
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