Aesopus plurisulcatus

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Aesopus plurisulcatus
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Shell of Aesopus plurisulcatus (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Aesopus
Species:
A. plurisulcatus
Binomial name
Aesopus plurisulcatus
(Reeve, 1859)
Synonyms [1]
  • Aesopus filosusAngas, 1867
  • Columbella plurisulcataReeve, 1859 (original combination)
  • Lavesopus plurisulcatus(Reeve, 1859)

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

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Description

(Described as Aesopus filosus) The shell is elongately fusiform, displaying a pale fulvous or brown color with darker brown spots and white markings below the sutures. The spire is acuminately turreted, with a slightly obtuse apex. The shell comprises eight slightly convex whorls, each finely transversely sulcated. The body whorl accounts for nearly one-third of the shell's total length. The aperture is moderately sized and ovate in shape. The columella is arched, and the outer lip is slightly thickened externally, featuring denticulations on the inner surface. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.

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References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS. "Aesopus plurisulcatus (Reeve, 1859)". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Angas, G. F. (1867). Descriptions of thirty-two species of marine shells from the coast of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1867): 110-117, pl. 13 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
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