Aesopus obesus
Aesopus obesus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
| Aesopus obesus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Aesopus |
| Species: | A. obesus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aesopus obesus (Hinds, 1844) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 5 mm and 14 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Pacific Ocean from Colombia to Argentina in the Atlantic Ocean.
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References
- Aesopus obesus (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 October 2011.
- Monsecour K. & Monsecour D. (2007) The Aesopus (Lavesopus) spiculus species complex in the tropical Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda, Columbellidae). Visaya 2(2): 57-61. [November 2007]
- Monsecour K. (2010). Checklist of Columbellidae
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