Arene socorroensis (A. M. Strong 1934)

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 6 mm. The teleoconch contains 4 whorls, the protoconch about one whorl. The spiral cords are strong. The axial ribs are faint or absent. The body whorl contains about 8 unequal spiral cords.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Socorro Island in the intertidal zone.

References

• A.M. Strong (1934) West American species of the genus Liotia; Transactions of The San Diego Society For Natural History vol. 7 (1934)

Arene socorroensis is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Areneidae.^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1934 door Strong.