''Macrarene'' is a
genus
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of small
sea snails,
marine gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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Liotiidae
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within the superfamily
Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.
[Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Macrarene'' Hertlein & Strong, 1951. Accessed through: ]World Register of Marine Species
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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
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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 Marine ...
''
(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 coronadoensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Macrarene coronadoensis'' Stohler, 1959. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespe ...
''
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 whorls ...
''
McLean 1964 McLean 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://w ...
'' 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.mar ...
'' (A. G. Smith, 1952)
* ''Macrarene lepidotera
''Macrarene lepidotera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Macrarene lepidotera'' McLean, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.or ...
'' McLean, 1970
* ''Macrarene spectabilospina
''Macrarene spectabilospina'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Macrarene spectabilospina'' Shasky, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species
The World Register ...
'' Shasky, 1970
References
External links
To ITIS
To World Register of Marine Species
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Liotiidae
Gastropod genera