Arene socorroensis

Arene socorroensis
Shell of Arene socorroensis (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Areneidae
Genus: Arene
Species:
A. socorroensis
Binomial name
Arene socorroensis
(Strong, 1934)
Synonyms

Liotia socorroensis Strong, 1934

Arene socorroensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Areneidae.[1][2]

Description

The height of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 6 mm. The teleoconch contains 4 whorls, the protoconch about one whorl. The spiral cords are strong. The axial ribs are faint or absent. The body whorl contains about 8 unequal spiral cords.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Socorro Island in the intertidal zone.

References

  1. ^ Arene socorroensis (Strong, 1934). 17 October 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Keen M. (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú, ed. 2. Stanford University Press. 1064 pp.
  • Strong, A.M. (1934). "West American species of the genus Liotia". Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 7 (37): 429–452. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  • Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)