Macrarene Explained

Macrarene is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Liotiidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.^[1]

Description

The white shells have a turbinate shape and a broad umbilicus. They are characterized by axial ribs and spiral cords, that form spines at their intersections. The lip is not thickened at maturity. It differs from the closely related genus Arene through its lack of shell pigments and in the spacing of the axial sculpture.^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Macrarene include:

• Macrarene californica (Dall, 1908)
• Macrarene cookeana (Dall, 1918)
• Macrarene coronadoensis Stohler, 1959
• Macrarene diegensis McLean 1964^[3]
• Macrarene digitata McLean, Absalao & Santos Cruz, 1988
• Macrarene farallonensis (A. G. Smith, 1952)
• Macrarene lepidotera McLean, 1970
• Macrarene spectabilospina Shasky, 1970

External links

• ITIS
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2012). Macrarene Hertlein & Strong, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528079 on 2012-12-03
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276933#page/121/mode/1up McLean et al. A new species of Macrareen from Brazil; The Nautilus 102 (3) 99-101, 1988
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42431996#page/195/mode/1up McLean New species of recent and fossil West American aspidobranch gastropods; The Veliger v.7 # 2(1964-1965)