''Macrarene'' is a

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of small

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Liotiidae Liotiidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Gofas, S. (2013). Liotiidae Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of ...

within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Macrarene'' Hertlein & Strong, 1951. Accessed through:

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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528079 on 2012-12-03

Description

The white shells have a turbinate shape and a broad

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. 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 ''

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'' through its lack of shell pigments and in the spacing of the axial

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Species

Species within the genus ''Macrarene'' include: * ''

Macrarene californica ''Macrarene californica'', common name the Californian liotia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Macrarene californica'' (Dall, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...

'' (Dall, 1908) * ''

Macrarene cookeana ''Macrarene cookeana'', common name Miss Cooke's liotia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Macrarene cookeana'' (Dall, 1918). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' (Dall, 1918) * ''

Macrarene coronadoensis ''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.Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Macrarene'' Hertlein & Strong, ...

'' Stohler, 1959 * ''

Macrarene diegensis ''Macrarene diegensis'' is a fossil species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae. Description The height of the shell attains 20 mm, its diameter 25 mm. The narrowly umbilicated shell contains 4 whorl ...

'' McLean 1964McLean New species of recent and fossil West American aspidobranch gastropods; The Veliger v.7 # 2(1964-1965)
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Macrarene digitata ''Macrarene digitata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Macrarene digitata'' McLean, Absalao & Santos Cruz, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' McLean, Absalao & Santos Cruz, 1988 * ''

Macrarene farallonensis ''Macrarene farallonensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Macrarene farallonensis'' (A. G. Smith, 1952). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...

'' (A. G. Smith, 1952) * ''

Macrarene lepidotera ''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.Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Macrarene'' Hertlein & Strong, ...

'' McLean, 1970 * ''

Macrarene spectabilospina ''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.Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Macrarene'' Hertlein & Strong, ...

'' Shasky, 1970

References

External links

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