Arene guttata

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

Arene guttata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Areneidae
Genus: Arene
Species:
A. guttata
Binomial name
Arene guttata
McLean, 1970

Description

The shell can grow to be 4 mm to 7.5 mm in length.[3]

Distribution

Arene guttata can be found off of the Galápagos Islands and the Cocos Island.[3]

References

  1. WoRMS (2012). Arene guttata. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574878 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.
  3. "Arene guttata". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.


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