Arene socorroensis
| Arene socorroensis | |
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| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Arene socorroensis (Strong, 1934)
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| Synonyms | |
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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
- ^ Arene socorroensis (Strong, 1934). 17 October 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Keen M. (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú, ed. 2. Stanford University Press. 1064 pp.
External links
- 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)