Aesopus meta

Aesopus meta
Shell of Aesopus meta (holotype)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Aesopus
Species:
A. meta
Binomial name
Aesopus meta
(Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms[1]
  • Anachis meta (Thiele, 1925)
  • Columbella meta Thiele, 1925 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.

References

  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Aesopus meta (Thiele, 1925)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  • Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. Pp. 60-104, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.


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