Arene variabilis
Appearance
Arene variabilis | |
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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. variabilis
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Binomial name | |
Arene variabilis (Dall, 1889)
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Synonyms | |
Liotia variabilis Dall, 1889 (original combination) |
Arene variabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Areneidae.[1]
Description
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The shell can grow to be 6 mm in length.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
References
[edit]- ^ Arene variabilis (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
- ^ "Arene variabilis". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- 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.