Aesopus rotundus

Aesopus rotundus
Shell of Aesopus rotundus (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. rotundus
Binomial name
Aesopus rotundus
Drivas & M. Jay, 1990

Aesopus rotundus 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 3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off La Réunion.

References

  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Aesopus rotundus Drivas & M. Jay, 1990". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  • Drivas, J. & Jay, M., 1990. - The Columbellidae of Reunion Island (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Annals of the Natal Museum 31: 163-200



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