Aesopus fuscostrigatus
Appearance
Aesopus fuscostrigatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Columbellidae |
Genus: | Aesopus |
Species: | A. fuscostrigatus
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Binomial name | |
Aesopus fuscostrigatus (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
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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Anachis fuscostrigata P. P. Carpenter, 1864 superseded combination |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
[edit](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
[edit]This marine species occurs off Cape San Lucas, Mexico.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b WoRMS. "Aesopus fuscostrigatus(P. P. Carpenter, 1864)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ 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 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.