Arene microforis
| Arene microforis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Areneidae |
| Genus: | Arene |
| Species: | A. microforis
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| Binomial name | |
| Arene microforis (Dall, 1889)
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| Synonyms | |
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Liotia (Arene) variabilis var. microforis Dall, 1889 (basionym) | |
Arene microforis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Areneidae.[1]
Description
The shell can grow to be 4 mm to 7 mm in length.
(Original description) The shell is characterized by radiating undulations (axial folds) that granulate (make rough or nodular) the underlying basal sculpture (spiral cords on the lower whorl). The body whorl is compactly coiled, resulting in the umbilicus being nearly or entirely closed. All these make it different from Liotia (Arene) variabilis Dall, 1889 (synonym of Arene variabilis (Dall, 1889)) [2]
Distribution
Arene microforis can be found from Yucatán, Mexico to East Brazil.
References
- ^ Arene microforis (Dall, 1889). 14 October 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Dall, W.H. (1889). "Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 2, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College. 18: 390. Retrieved 14 October 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Arene microforis", IUCN Red List, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/183322/19117512.
- "Arene microforis", Encyclopedia of Life, https://eol.org/pages/4506335).