Arene tamsii

Arene tamsii
Drawing of a shell of Arene tamsii (holotype)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Areneidae
Genus:	Arene
Species:	A. tamsii
Binomial name
Arene tamsii (Philippi, 1852)
Synonyms
Arene tamsiana [sic] misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling Trochus tamsiiR. A. Philippi, 1852 superseded combination

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

Description

The shell can grow to be 4.4 mm in length. ^[2]

(Original description in Latin) The shell is cone-shaped, acute, and sub-perforate (having a very small or partly closed umbilicus). Its color is black or dark purple, variegated with oblique white spots or streaks.

The whorls are slightly convex. The superior whorls are possess one keel. The body whorl possesses two keels. All keels are very blunt.

The base is convex and hollow in the center (referring to the umbilicus/perforation). The aperture is rhomboid-orbicular (diamond-shaped to nearly circular). The columella is oblique and terminates in a strong tooth. ^[3]

Distribution

Arene tamsii can be found from Venezuela to The Grenadines. ^[2]

References

1. Arene tamsii (R. A. Philippi, 1852) . 17 October 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. "Arene tamsiana". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
3. Philippi, R.A. (1846–1855). Die Kreiselschnecken oder Trochoideen (Gattungen Turbo, Trochus, Solarium, Rotella, Delphinula, Phasianella). In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. In: Küster, H. C.; Ed. Systematisches Conchylien Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Zweiten Bandes, dritte Abtheilung. 2(3): 1-372, pl. 1-49. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. pp. 160–161. Retrieved 17 October 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life