Arene lychee is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Areneidae. It was described from Canopus Bank, a seamount located in northeastern Brazil and named after its resemblance to the fruit of the Asian soapberry tree, Litchi chinenis.[1]
| Arene lychee | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Areneidae |
| Genus: | Arene |
| Species: | A. lychee
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| Binomial name | |
| Arene lychee Cavallari & Simone, 2018
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Description
editThe shell can grow to be 7 mm to 9 mm in length, with a maximum diameter of 7-8 mm.[1]
Distribution
editArene lychee has only been recorded in its type locality, Canopus Bank, a seamount off Ceará, in Northeast Brazil. It was found on coralline bottoms at depths of 200-260 m.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Cavallari, D.C.; Simone, L.R.L. (2018). "A new species of Arene (Vetigastropoda, Areneidae) from Canopus Bank, off NE Brazil". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 58: e20185823. doi:10.11606/1807-0205/2018.58.23.