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Gastropoda: : Trochoidea: Liotiidae

Arene curacoana Pilsbry, 1934


Range: 13°N to 12.1°N; 68.9°W to 61°W
Depth: 0 to 5 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3.4  mm

Details


Arene curacoana Pilsbry, 1934, p. 381, pl. 13, fig. 8
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Willemstad, Curaçao
Range: 13°N to 12.1°N; 68.9°W to 61°W
Depth: 0 to 5 m
Maximum Reported Size: 3.4 mm
Distribution: ABC Islands: Curacao, Bonaire; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent
References: Pilsbry (1934) SW; ANSP DdNEM
Comments: Jong & Coomans (1988) incorrectly synonymize this species with Arene tricarinata, which has much finer sculpture on the base (Rosenberg, herein).


Partial List of References

Pilsbry, H. A. 1934. Notes on the gastropod genus Liotia and its allies Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 85 375-381, pl. 13. [True date: 03 Mar 1934.]

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