Arene venustula

Arene venustula
Shell of Arene venustula (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. venustula
Binomial name
Arene venustula Aguayo & Rehder, 1936

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

Description

The shell can grow to be 8.2 mm in length. ^[2]

Distribution

Arene venustula can be found from East Florida to Cuba. ^[2]

References

1. Arene venustula Aguayo & Rehder, 1936 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 19 April 2010.
2. "Arene venustula". gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

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