Arene is a genus of small sea snails that have a calcareous operculum, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Areneidae.
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Taxonomy
The genus Arene (and also the genus Cinysca) are placed within the family Areneidae, although Areneidae was not officially described as a taxon name. Areneidae was provisionally placed within the superfamily Angarioidea, according to Williams et al. (2008). It now belongs to the superfamily Trochoidea.
Characteristics
(Original description) The shell is radially patterned with red pigmentation. The whorls are muricated (sculpted with sharp, pointed processes or scales). The body whorl is either stellate (star-like) at the periphery or possesses a strong peripheral keel and angulation. The peristome (the edge of the aperture) is characterized by one or more varixes (thickened ridges), rendering it more or less varicose.
Species
Species within the genus Arene include:
Other species include:
Arene californica (W. H. Dall, 1908): synonym of Macrarene californica (W. H. Dall, 1908)
Arene coronadensis (Stohler, 1959): synonym of Macrarene cookeana (Dall, 1918)
Arene diegensis J. H. McLean, 1964
Arene farallonensis (A. G. Smith, 1952): synonym of Macrarene farallonensis (A. G. Smith, 1952)
Arene lepidotera (J. H. Mclean, 1970): synonym of Macrarene lepidotera J. H. McLean, 1970
Arene pacis (Dall, 1908): synonym of Macrarene californica californica (Dall, 1908)
Synonyms
Arene lucasensis (A. M. Strong, 1934) : synonym of Haplocochlias lucasensis (A. M. Strong, 1934)
Arene tamsiana [sic] : synonym of Arene tamsii (R. A. Philippi, 1852) (misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Arene vanhyningi Rehder, 1943 : synonym of Arene cruentata (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1824)
Arene winslowae Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932 : synonym of Arene olivacea (Dall, 1918) (junior subjective synonym)