Aesopus goforthi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
| Aesopus goforthi | |
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| Shell of Aesopus goforthi (holotype) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Aesopus |
| Species: | A. goforthi
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| Binomial name | |
| Aesopus goforthi Dall, 1912
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This is a taxon inquirendum.
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 13 mm, its diameter 3.3 mm.
(Original description) The shell is smooth, slender, and elongate, with inconspicuous sutures and approximately eight whorls. The protoconch is defective and smooth, while the subsequent whorls gradually increase in size and are moderately convex. The shell's color is greenish-waxen with dark chestnut flammules, so arranged on the body whorl as to form two irregular bands: one above and one below the periphery. These bands are also visible inside the aperture and on the base of the columella. The paler surface of the shell is irregularly mottled with opaque whitish blotches. The aperture is short and relatively wide, with a simple, sharp, and smooth outer lip. Both the body and columella are smooth, with a thin layer of callus. The siphonal canal is short, wide, and not recurved.[2]
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Monterey, California, USA.
References
edit- ^ a b WoRMS. "Aesopus goforthi Dall, 1912". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Dall, W. H. (1912). "New Californian Mollusca". The Nautilus. 25 (11): 127–129.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
editExternal links
edit- deMaintenon M.J. (2019). "The columbellid species of the northeast Pacific coast from the Aleutian Islands to Cedros Island, Baja California (Neogastropoda: Columbellidae)". Zoosymposia. 13: 160–183. doi:10.11646/zoosymposia.13.1.19.