Aesopus meta

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| taxon = Aesopus meta

| authority = (Thiele, 1925)

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Anachis meta (Thiele, 1925)
Columbella meta Thiele, 1925 (original combination)

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Aesopus meta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.{{BioRef|WoRMS |title=Aesopus meta (Thiele, 1925)|id=511673 |access-date=2024-06-09}}

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.

References

Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. Pp. 60-104, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.

External links

[https://ia800900.us.archive.org/26/items/wissenschaftlich22chun/wissenschaftlich22chun_bw.pdf Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46]
[https://www.conchology.be/index.php?t=2204&CODsp=1933700120&Genus=Aesopus&species=meta&variety= Conchology.be: image]