Arene briareus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Areneidae |
Genus: | Arene |
Species: | A. briareus
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Binomial name | |
Arene briareus (Dall, 1881)
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Arene briareus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Areneidae.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 9 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico; in the Atlantic Ocean off Northern Brazil.
References
- ^ Arene briareus (Dall, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
External links
- "Arene briareus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.