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Aesopus fuscostrigatus

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Aesopus fuscostrigatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Aesopus
Species:
A. fuscostrigatus
Binomial name
Aesopus fuscostrigatus
(P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
Synonyms[1]

Anachis fuscostrigata P. P. Carpenter, 1864 superseded combination

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

Description

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(Original description in Latin) The small, turreted shell is livid with a shiny surface. It is prominently encircled by red-brown zones, which are subspiral and occasionally confluent, especially near the base. Almost obsolete radiating lirae are visible near the suture. The aperture is sub-square. [2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Cape San Lucas, Mexico.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Aesopus fuscostrigatus(P. P. Carpenter, 1864)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Carpenter, P. P. (1864). Diagnoses of new forms of mollusks collected at Cape St. Lucas by Mr. J. Xantus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. series 3, 14: 45-49 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.