See text Aesopus (Lavesopus) Iredale, 1929· accepted, alternate representation Aesopus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

[1] (Original description in Latin) The animal is white with a sole that is emarginate anteriorly and obtuse posteriorly, featuring a flabelliform horny cover.

It has a small head with external medial eyes and a wide, very short siphon.

The backward angle and downward curvature of the body whorl are quite peculiar.

The form and appearance of the shell, along with the structure of the animal, suggest that it occupies an intermediate position between the genera Mitra and Columbella.