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Aesopus obesus (Hinds 1844)

Aesopus obesus

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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. ^ a b 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

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Aesopus obesus: Brief Summary

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

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