Aesopus solidus

Aesopus solidus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.^[1]

Aesopus solidus
Shell of Aesopus solidus (holotype)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Aesopus
Species:	A. solidus
Binomial name
Aesopus solidus (May, 1911)
Synonyms[1]
Mitromorpha solida May, 1911 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 9.4 mm, its diameter 3.3 mm.^{[citation needed]}

(Original description) The shell is solid and elongate.^{[citation needed]} It is predominantly whitish with a few rusty spots below the suture and around the middle of the body whorl.^{[citation needed]} It comprises six rounded whorls, including a smooth two-whorled protoconch.^{[citation needed]} The aperture is wide and open, contracting anteriorly.^{[citation needed]} The outer lip is rounded and simple, without a sinus.^{[citation needed]} The inner lip is strongly curved and simple.^{[citation needed]}

The spire whorls feature each approximately ten strong spiral lirae, separated by slightly narrower grooves. These lirae continue almost to the base of the body whorl.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Tasmania.^{[citation needed]}