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

Aesopus solidus
Shell of Aesopus solidus (holotype)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Aesopus
Species:
A. solidus
Binomial name
Aesopus solidus
(May, 1911)
Synonyms[1]

Mitromorpha solida May, 1911 (original combination)

Description

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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

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This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Tasmania.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Aesopus solidus (May, 1911)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
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