Biology:Arene briareus

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Arene briareus is a species of sea snail, and is a known member of the group turban snails. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Areneidae and order Trochida. [1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 9 mm. The species has a purple-orangish tint.

Distribution

Arene briareus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
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

The species lives in the tropical to polar areas of the northern hemisphere. The species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico; in the Atlantic Ocean off Northern Brazil . [2]

References

  • 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

Wikidata ☰ Q3172049 entry