Aesopus myrmecoon explained

Aesopus myrmecoon, common name ant-egg dovesnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Description

(Original description) This is a minute species four millimeters long, of a whitish color more or less tinged or spotted with brown, almost duplicates Aesopus stearnsii (Tryon, 1883) in form and sculpture, though so much smaller than the Florida species. ^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off San Pedro, California, USA to Point Abreojos, Baja California, Mexico.

References

• Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.

External links

• deMaintenon M.J. (2019). The columbellid species of the northeast Pacific coast from the Aleutian Islands to Cedros Island, Baja California (Neogastropoda: Columbellidae). Zoosymposia. 13: 160-183
• Biolib.cz: image

Notes and References

1. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1748558 Dall, W. H. (1916). Notes on West American Columbellidae. The Nautilus. 30(3): 25-2