Aesopus cumingii
Aesopus cumingii, common name Cuming's columbella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
| Aesopus cumingii | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Aesopus cumingii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Aesopus |
| Species: | A. cumingii |
| Binomial name | |
| Aesopus cumingii (Reeve, 1859) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The variety Aesopus cumingii var. queenslandica Hedley, 1913is a synonym of Aesopus clausiliformis (Kiener, 1834)
Description
(Original description) The shell is elongated and subcylindrical, with a recurved base. The spire is highly extended and minutely ribbed near the apex. The whorls are narrow and flatly convex, featuring spiral groove striations. The coloration is purple-violet, adorned with two encircling bands of red dots. The aperture is small and short, notched at the upper part, with a rather thickened and denticulated lip.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Japan; Mauritius, Bermuda Islands.[3]
References
- WoRMS. "Aesopus cumingii (Reeve, 1859)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- Reeve, L. A. (1858–1859). Monograph of the Genus Columbella. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 11, pl. 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Search for Aesopus cumingii". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- Monsecour K. & Monsecour D. (2007) The Aesopus (Lavesopus) spiculus species complex in the tropical Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda, Columbellidae). Visaya 2(2): 57-61