Arene variabilis

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

Arene variabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Angarioidea
Family:
Areneidae
Genus:
Arene
Species:
A. variabilis
Binomial name
Arene variabilis
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms

Liotia variabilis Dall, 1889 (original combination)

Description

The shell can grow to be 6 mm in length.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

References
  1. Arene variabilis (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  2. "Arene variabilis". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.


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