Arene echinacantha

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

Arene echinacantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Areneidae
Genus: Arene
Species:
A. echinacantha
Binomial name
Arene echinacantha
(Melvill & Standen, 1903)

Description

The shell can grow to be 8 mm in length.[2]

Distribution

Arene echinacantha can be found in the Red Sea and the Northwest Indian Ocean.[2]

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Arene echinacantha (Melvill & Standen, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599409 on 2012-12-31
  2. "Arene echinacantha". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.


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