Arene fricki
| Arene fricki | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Areneidae |
| Genus: | Arene |
| Species: | A. fricki
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| Binomial name | |
| Arene fricki (Crosse, 1865)
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Arene fricki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Areneidae.[1][2] The species was first described by Crosse in 1865. It belongs to the genus Arene, which comprises small, top-shaped sea snails with distinctive shell features. [3]
Description
The shell can grow to be 3mm to 5 mm in length.[4] The shell of Arene fricki is small and trochiform (top-shaped), typical for the genus. The shell generally displays pronounced spiral and axial sculpturing, providing a textured surface. Coloration tends to be pale or muted, sometimes with subtle patterns. The species has a calcareous operculum, a feature consistent with other members of its genus. [5]
Distribution
Arene fricki can be found from Pacific Mexico to Panama.[4]
References
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Arene fricki (Crosse, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574877 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.
- ^ "Arene fricki (Crosse, 1865)". MolluscaBase. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ a b "Arene fricki". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ Cavallari, D.C.; Absalao, R.S.; Denadai, M.R. (2018). "A new species of Arene (Vetigastropoda, Areneidae) from southeastern Brazil". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 58: e20185832. doi:10.11606/1807-0205/2018.58.32.
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