''Arene'' is a

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of small

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s that have a calcareous operculum,

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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s in the

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Areneidae Areneidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Areneidae McLean, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p ...

.Bouchet, P. (2013). Arene H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413481 on 2014-01-23 The genus ''Arene'' (and also the genus ''

Cinysca ''Cinysca'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Areneidae. Species Species within the genus ''Cinysca'' include: * '' Cinysca alvesi'' Rubio & Rolan, 2002 * ''Cinysca arlequin ''Cinysca arlequin'' is a species ...

'') are placed within the family

, although Areneidae was not officially described as a taxon name. Areneidae is provisionally placed within the superfamily

Angarioidea Angarioidea is a superfamily of small to medium sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda.Gofas, S. (2012). Angarioidea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p= ...

, according to Williams et al. (2008)

Species

Species within the genus ''Arene'' include: * '' Arene adusta'' McLean, 1970 * '' Arene alta'' Rubio & Rolán, 2018 * '' Arene bairdii'' (

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, 1889) * '' Arene balboai'' (Strong & Hertlein, 1939) * '' Arene bitleri'' Olsson & McGinty, 1958 * '' Arene boucheti'' Leal, 1991 * '' Arene brasiliana'' (

, 1927) * '' Arene briareus'' (

, 1881) * '' Arene carinata''

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, 1857 * '' Arene centrifuga'' (

, 1896) * '' Arene cruentata'' (Mühlfeld, 1824) * '' Arene curacoana'' Pilsbry, 1934 * '' Arene descensa'' Rubio & Rolán, 2018 * '' Arene echinacantha'' (Melvill & Standen, 1903) * '' Arene echinata'' McLean, 1970 * '' Arene ferruginosa'' J. H. McLean, 1970 * '' Arene flexispina'' Leal & Coelho, 1985 * '' Arene fricki''

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, 1865 * '' Arene guttata'' McLean, 1970 * '' Arene guyanensis'' Rubio & Rolán, 2018 * '' Arene hindsiana'' Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 * '' Arene laguairana'' Weisbord, 1962 * '' Arene lucasensis'' Strong, 1933 * '' Arene lurida'' (

, 1913) * '' Arene lychee'' Cavallari & Simone, 2018 * '' Arene microforis'' (

, 1889) * '' Arene miniata'' (

, 1889) * '' Arene notialis'' Marini, 1975 * '' Arene olivacea'' (

, 1918) * '' Arene pulex'' Faber, 2009 * '' Arene riisei'' Rehder, 1943 * '' Arene socorroensis'' (Strong, 1934) * '' Arene stellata'' J. H. McLean, 1970 * † '' Arene stephensoni'' Schremp, 1981 (synonym: ''Liotia (Arene) machapoorieensis'' Mansfield, 1925) * '' Arene tamsiana'' (Philippi, 1852) * '' Arene tricarinata'' (Stearns, 1872) * '' Arene variabilis'' (

, 1889) * '' Arene venusta'' (Woodring, 1928) * '' Arene venustula'' Aguayo & Rehder, 1936 Other species include: * ''Arene californica'' (

, 1908): synonym of

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 ...

(

, 1908) * '' Arene coronadensis'' (Stohler, 1959) = ''Macrarene coronadensis'' * '' Arene diegensis'' J. H. McLean, 1964 * '' Arene farallonensis'' (A. G. Smith, 1952) * '' Arene lepidotera'' (J. H. Mclean, 1970) * '' Arene pacis'' (Dall, 1908)

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