Arene briareus

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.

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