Aesopus solidus | |
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Shell of Aesopus solidus (holotype) | |
Scientific classification | |
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] | |
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]
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]
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Tasmania.[ citation needed]