Aesopus cumingii explained

Aesopus cumingii, common name Cuming's columbella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

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.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Japan; Mauritius, Bermuda Islands.^[2]

References

• Monsecour K. & Monsecour D. (2007) The Aesopus (Lavesopus) spiculus species complex in the tropical Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda, Columbellidae). Visaya 2(2): 57-61

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183166 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
2. Web site: Search for Aesopus cumingii. 2024-06-09 . www.gbif.org . en.