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Arene briareus

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Arene briareus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Angarioidea
Family:
Areneidae
Genus:
Arene
Species:
A. briareus
Binomial name
Arene briareus
(Dall, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Turbo briareus Dall, 1881
  • Liotia briareus (Dall, 1881)
  • Liotia aspina Dall, 1889
  • Liotia perforata Dall, 1889

Arene briareus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Areneidae.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 9 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico; in the Atlantic Ocean off Northern Brazil.

References

  1. ^ 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


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