Macrarene digitata

Macrarene digitata
Apertural view of a shell of Macrarene digitata from Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Trochoidea
Family:Liotiidae
Genus:Macrarene
Species: M. digitata
Binomial name
Macrarene digitata
McLean, Absalao & Santos Cruz, 1988
Synonyms

Liotia admirabilis auct. non E. A. Smith, 1890

Macrarene digitata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.[1]

Description

The maximum reported size of the shell is 6.7 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil at depths between 40 m and 146 m.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Macrarene digitata McLean, Absalao & Santos Cruz, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533004 on 2012-12-03
  • McLean, J. H., R. S. Absalao, R. L. dos Santos Cruz. 1988. A new species of Macrarene (Turbinidae: Liotiinae) from Brazil. Nautilus 102: 99-101


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