Aesopus algoensis

Aesopus algoensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Description
The length of an adult shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 2¾ mm.

(original description in Latin) The shell is elongate and turreted. It shows a yellow base color adorned sporadically with light brown transverse interstices and brown zoning towards the anterior. The spire is pronounced, ending in a papillary apex, with distinct sutures. It consists of five slightly convex whorls, irregularly folded longitudinally and densely sulcate spirally. The body whorl is narrow. The columella is slightly recurved, and the aperture is small with a thin outer lip.

Distribution
This marine species occurs off Algoa Bay, South Africa.