Macrarene farallonensis

Macrarene farallonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Liotiidae
Genus: Macrarene
Species: M. farallonensis
Binomial name
Macrarene farallonensis
(A. G. Smith, 1952)

Macrarene farallonensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.[1][2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Farallon Island, near San Francisco, USA. It was originally collected from sea bird guano.[3]

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Macrarene farallonensis (A. G. Smith, 1952). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528081 on 2012-12-03
  2. Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
  3. Annual report - Western Society of Malacologists v. 11-19 (1978-1986)

External links

External identifiers for Macrarene farallonensis
Encyclopedia of Life 595207
ITIS 567847
WoRMS 528081


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