Areneidae

Areneidae
Cinysca dunkeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Areneidae McLean, 2012
Genera
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Areneidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda. ^[1]

Areneidae was previously not officially described as a taxon name. ^[2] Areneidae is provisionally placed within the superfamily Angarioidea according to Williams et al. (2008). ^[3] In 2012 it was moved to the superfamily Trochoidea

Genera

There are two genera within the family Areneidae: ^[1]

• Arene H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
• Cinysca Killburn, 1970
• † Mcleanarene Pacaud, 2023
• † Pictarene Pacaud, 2023
• † Xamaycarene Pacaud, 2023

Synonyms

• CyniscaH. Adams & A. Adams, 1854: synonym of CinyscaKilburn, 1970 (Invalid: junior homonym of CyniscaGray, 1844; CinyscaKilburn, 1970 is a replacement name)
• MarevalvataOlsson & Harbison, 1953: synonym of AreneH. Adams & A. Adams, 1854

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Areneidae McLean, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413480 on 2020-05-25
2. WoRMS (2010). Arene Adams, 1845. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413481 on 2010-04-17
3. Williams S. T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (September 2008) "Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined". Zoologica Scripta 37(5): 483-506. doi : 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00341.x

• Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526.

External links

• McLean J.H. (2012) New species and genera of colloniids from Indo-Pacific coral reefs, with the definition of a new subfamily Liotipomatinae n. subfam. (Turbinoidea, Colloniidae). Zoosystema 34(2): 343-376