Aesopus solidus
| Aesopus solidus | |
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| Shell of Aesopus solidus (holotype) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Aesopus |
| Species: | A. solidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aesopus solidus (May, 1911)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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.[1]
Description[edit]
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.[2]
Distribution[edit]
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Tasmania.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b WoRMS. "Aesopus solidus (May, 1911)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ May, W.L. 1910. New marine Mollusca. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 48: 380-398
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- May, W.L. 1923. An illustrated index of Tasmanian shells: with 47 plates and 1052 species. Hobart : Government Printer 100 pp.
- Cotton, B.C. 1957. Australian Recent and Tertiary Species of the Molluscan Family Pyrenidae. Adelaide : Privately published.
- Grove, S.J., Kershaw, R.C., Smith, B.J. & Turner, E. 2006. A Systematic List of the Marine Molluscs of Tasmania. Launceston, Tasmania : Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery 120 pp.
External links[edit]
- May, W.L. 1921. A Checklist of the Mollusca of Tasmania. Hobart, Tasmania : Government Printer 114 pp
- Grove, S. 2012. Columbellidae - Atiliinae: Aesopus solidus (May, 1911) ('solid dove-shell'). Website: A guide to the seashells and other marine molluscs of Tasmania
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