Aesopus myrmecoon
Aesopus myrmecoon, common name ant-egg dovesnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
| Aesopus myrmecoon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Aesopus |
| Species: | A. myrmecoon |
| Binomial name | |
| Aesopus myrmecoon Dall, 1916 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Columbella stearnsii Tryon, 1883 | |
Description
(Original description) This is a minute species four millimeters long, of a whitish color more or less tinged or spotted with brown, almost duplicates Aesopus stearnsii (Tryon, 1883) in form and sculpture, though so much smaller than the Florida species. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off San Pedro, California, USA to Point Abreojos, Baja California, Mexico.
References
- WoRMS. "Aesopus myrmecoon Dall, 1916". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- Dall, W. H. (1916). Notes on West American Columbellidae. The Nautilus. 30(3): 25-2 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.
External links
- 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
- Biolib.cz: image
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