Arene | |
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Shell and operculum of Arene cruentata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Areneidae |
Genus: | Arene H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 |
Type species | |
Turbo cruentatus Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1824 | |
Species | |
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Arene is a genus of small sea snails that have a calcareous operculum, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Areneidae. [1]
The genus Arene (and also the genus Cinysca ) are placed within the family Areneidae, although Areneidae was not officially described as a taxon name. [1] Areneidae was provisionally placed within the superfamily Angarioidea, according to Williams et al. (2008) [2] . It now belongs to the superfamily Trochoidea. [1]
(Original description) The shell is radially patterned with red pigmentation. The whorls are muricated (sculpted with sharp, pointed processes or scales). The body whorl is either stellate (star-like) at the periphery or possesses a strong peripheral keel and angulation. The peristome (the edge of the aperture) is characterized by one or more varixes (thickened ridges), rendering it more or less varicose. [3]
Species within the genus Arene include:
Other species include: [6]