Biology:Aesopus obesus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Aesopus obesus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Columbellidae |
Genus: | Aesopus |
Species: | A. obesus
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Binomial name | |
Aesopus obesus (Hinds, 1844)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Aesopus obesus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
External links
- "Aesopus obesus" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_21019.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q3172057 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesopus obesus.
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