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Stearn's Dove Snail

Aesopus stearnsii

Classification

Aesopus stearnsii, common name Stearn's dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Description (Original description) The elongate shell features five slightly convex whorls and a yellowish-brown latticed surface adorned with many fine, revolving spiral threads and microscopic axial ribs. The outer lip is simple and with spiral ridges on the inside.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 7