Arene socorroensis

Arene socorroensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Areneidae
Genus:	Arene
Species:	A. socorroensis
Binomial name
	Arene socorroensis; (Strong, 1934)
Synonyms
	Liotia socorroensis Strong, 1934

Arene socorroensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Areneidae.^[1]^[2]

Description

The height of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 6 mm. The teleoconch contains 4 whorls, the protoconch about one whorl. The spiral cords are strong. The axial ribs are faint or absent. The body whorl contains about 8 unequal spiral cords.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Socorro Island in the intertidal zone.

References

^ WoRMS (2012). Arene socorroensis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574882 on 2012-12-31
^ Keen M. (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú, ed. 2. Stanford University Press. 1064 pp.

A.M. Strong (1934) West American species of the genus Liotia; Transactions of The San Diego Society For Natural History vol. 7 (1934)

External links

[WoRMS-1] WoRMS (2012). Arene socorroensis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574882 on 2012-12-31

[2] Keen M. (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú, ed. 2. Stanford University Press. 1064 pp.

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