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Columbellidae – Atiliinae: Aesopus jaffaensis (Verco, 1910) (‘Cape Jaffa dove-shell’)
Synonym(s): jaffaensis Verco, 1910.
Typical shell-length 6.0 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Endemic to southern Australia (TAS and SA).
Classification
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Subfamily: Atiliinae
Genus: Aesopus
Localities for Aesopus jaffaensis
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