Arene balboai

Arene balboai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Areneidae
Genus: Arene
Species:
A. balboai
Binomial name
Arene balboai
(Strong & Hertlein, 1939)

Arene balboai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Areneidae.[1][2]

Etymology

It is named after Nunez de Balboa.

Description

The shell can grow to be 3 mm to 4.5 mm in length.[3]

Distribution

Arene Balboai can be found off of the Taboga Island and the Cocos Island.[3]

References

  1. ^ WoRMS (2012). Arene balboai (Strong & Hertlein, 1939). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574874 on 2012-12-31
  2. ^ Keen M. (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú, ed. 2. Stanford University Press. 1064 pp.
  3. ^ a b "Arene balboai". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.


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