Biology:Arene variabilis

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Arene variabilis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Areneidae
Genus: Arene
Species:
A. variabilis
Binomial name
Arene variabilis
(Dall, 1889)
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

The shell can grow to be 6 mm in length.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

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.

Wikidata ☰ Q3169263 entry