''Macrarene'' is a
genus
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of small
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
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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''
(Dall, 1908)
* ''
Macrarene cookeana''
(Dall, 1918)
* ''
Macrarene coronadoensis''
Stohler, 1959
* ''
Macrarene diegensis''
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'' McLean, Absalao & Santos Cruz, 1988
* '' Macrarene farallonensis'' (A. G. Smith, 1952)
* '' Macrarene lepidotera'' McLean, 1970
* '' Macrarene spectabilospina'' Shasky, 1970
References
External links
ITIS
World Register of Marine Species
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Liotiidae
Gastropod genera