Aesopus fuscostrigatus explained

Aesopus fuscostrigatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Description

(Original description in Latin) The small, turreted shell is livid with a shiny surface. It is prominently encircled by red-brown zones, which are subspiral and occasionally confluent, especially near the base. Almost obsolete radiating lirae are visible near the suture. The aperture is sub-square.[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cape San Lucas, Mexico.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15623690#page/59/ Carpenter, P. P. (1864). Diagnoses of new forms of mollusks collected at Cape St. Lucas by Mr. J. Xantus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. series 3, 14: 45-49