Aesopus solidus

Aesopus solidus
Shell of Aesopus solidus (holotype)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Aesopus
Species:
A. solidus
Binomial name
Aesopus solidus
(May, 1911)
Synonyms

Mitromorpha solida May, 1911 (original combination)

Aesopus solidus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Description

The length of the shell attains 9.4 mm, its diameter 3.3 mm.[citation needed]

(Original description) The shell is solid and elongate.[citation needed] It is predominantly whitish with a few rusty spots below the suture and around the middle of the body whorl.[citation needed] It comprises six rounded whorls, including a smooth two-whorled protoconch.[citation needed] The aperture is wide and open, contracting anteriorly.[citation needed] The outer lip is rounded and simple, without a sinus.[citation needed] The inner lip is strongly curved and simple.[citation needed]

The spire whorls feature each approximately ten strong spiral lirae, separated by slightly narrower grooves. These lirae continue almost to the base of the body whorl.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Tasmania.[citation needed]

References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS. "Aesopus solidus (May, 1911)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ↑ May, W.L. 1910. New marine Mollusca. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 48: 380-398 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.