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Aesopus guyanensis

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Aesopus guyanensis
Shell of Aesopus guyanensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Aesopus
Species:
A. guyanensis
Binomial name
Aesopus guyanensis
Pelorce, 2017

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 44 mm (1.7 in).

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off French Guiana.

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Aesopus guyanensis Pelorce, 2017". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  • Pelorce J. (2017). "Les Columbellidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) de la Guyane française". Xenophora Taxonomy (in French). 14 (4–21): 5.