''Aesopus'' is a

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s in the

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Columbellidae The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Columbellidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) Wo ...

, the dove snails.

Species

Species within the genus ''Aesopus'' include: * '' Aesopus algoensis'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1892) * '' Aesopus aliciae'' Marincovich, 1973 * '' Aesopus arestus'' Dall, 1919 * '' Aesopus australis'' (Angas, 1877) * '' Aesopus benitoensis'' deMaintenon, 2019 * '' Aesopus cassandra'' (Hedley, 1904) * '' Aesopus chrysalloideus'' (Carpenter, 1866) * ''

Aesopus clausiliformis ''Aesopus clausiliformis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 15 mm. The small, spindle-shaped shell has ...

'' (Kiener, 1834) * '' Aesopus cumingii'' (Reeve, 1859) * '' Aesopus eurytoides'' (Carpenter, 1864) * '' Aesopus fredbakeri'' Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 * '' Aesopus fuscostrigatus'' (Carpenter, 1864) * '' Aesopus geraldsmithi'' Lussi M., 2001 * '' Aesopus goforthi'' Dall, 1912 * '' Aesopus gracilis'' Faber, 2004 * '' Aesopus guyanensis'' Pelorce, 2017 * '' Aesopus hilium'' Hedley, 1908 * '' Aesopus jaffaensis'' (Verco, 1910) * '' Aesopus japonicus'' Gould, 1860 * '' Aesopus meta'' (Thiele, 1925) * '' Aesopus multistriatus'' (Preston, 1905) * '' Aesopus myrmecoon'' Dall, 1916 * '' Aesopus obesus'' (Hinds, 1844) * '' Aesopus osborni'' Hertlein & Strong, 1951 * ''

Aesopus pallidulus ''Aesopus pallidulus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Description The length of the shell attains 4.6 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm. (Original description) The shell is s ...

'' (Hedley, 1906) * '' Aesopus plurisulcatus'' Reeve, 1859 * '' Aesopus rotundus'' Drivas & Jay, 1990 * '' Aesopus sanctus'' Dall, 1919 * '' Aesopus stearnsii'' (Tryon, 1883) * '' Aesopus subturritus'' (Carpenter, 1866) * '' Aesopus urania'' Melvill & Standen, 1901 * '' Aesopus veneris'' (Thiele, 1925) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Aesopus angustus'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1886): synonym of '' Clathranachis angusta'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1886) * ''Aesopus eurytoideus'' (Carpenter, 1864): synonym of ''Aesopus eurytoides'' (Carpenter, 1864) * ''Aesopus filosus'' Angas, 1867: synonym of ''Aesopus plurisulcatus'' Reeve, 1859 * ''Aesopus metcalfei'' (Reeve, 1858): synonym of ''Aesopus obesus'' (Hinds, 1844) * ''Aesopus metella'' (Thiele, 1925): synonym of '' Decipifus metellus'' (Thiele, 1925) * ''Aesopus spiculus'' (Duclos in Chenu, 1846): synonym of ''Aesopus clausiliformis'' (Kiener, 1834) * ''Aesopus xenicus'' Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932: synonym of ''

Glyptaesopus xenicus ''Glyptaesopus xenicus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae. Description The size of an adult shell grows to a length of 6 mm to 8 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Pacific O ...

'' (Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932) (original combination)

References

Columbellidae Gastropod genera {{Columbellidae-stub