Aesopus japonicus

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

Aesopus japonicus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Aesopus
Species:
A. japonicus
Binomial name
Aesopus japonicus
A. Gould, 1860

Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

The shell is small, solid, and chestnut-colored, with a paler area near the suture. It is characterized by rolling striae and has seven tumid whorls with rear plications. The body whorl is oval and broadly truncated, comprising about three-fifths of the total shell length. The shell features a lunate aperture and a columella that is reflexively covered with a wide, glass-like plate.

This very distinct genus, both as to shell and animal. The base is traversed by sharp transverse ridges, passing over the columella into the aperture. The broad and short tentacles, the position of the eyes, and the long, obtuse foot of the animal, are quite peculiar.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Kagoshima Bay, Japan as well as off the coast of the Philippines.[3]

References
  1. WoRMS. "Aesopus japonicus A. Gould, 1860". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. Gould, A. A. (1860). Descriptions of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 7: 323-336 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Search". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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