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Aesopus pallidulus Ch. Hedley, 1907

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Neogastropoda »  family Columbellidae - Dove Shells »  genus Aesopus

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Aesopus pallidulus

Author: Beechey

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Description

Protoconch of 1¼ whorls, axially ribbed, with abrupt transition to spiral sculpture of teleoconch. Spire straight in outline, whorls rounded; aperture 1/3 shell length. Whorls sculptured with evenly spaced spiral cords, 8-13 on penultimate whorl, with interspaces of about same size as cords. Outer lip thin, smooth, not thickened internally or externally. Columella smooth. Siphonal notch relatively broad. Shell translucent when fresh, uniformly white.
Size: Up to 5 mm in length.
Beechey, Seashells of New South Wales.

Distribution

Endemic to Australia; recorded from Point Halliday, NSW, southwards to Sydney, NSW.
Habitat: Known from beach shells, and down to 18 m. Uncommon.
Beechey, Seashells of New South Wales.
Author: Jan Delsing

Similar species

Aesopus cassandra (Ch. Hedley, 1904)

Links and literature

http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Columbellid...
DESCRIPTION & PICTURE(S) SHELLS NEW SOUTH WALES - AUSTRALIA
EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Aesopus pallidulus (Hedley, 1906)]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

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