Aesopus geraldsmithi explained

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

References

• Lussi M. (2001) Revision of the genus Aesopus Gould, 1860 in South Africa with the description of a new species (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Neogastropoda). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 35: 23-28.
• Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. Pp. 60-104, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.