Areneidae
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Areneidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda.
Areneidae was previously not officially described as a taxon name. Areneidae is provisionally placed within the superfamily Angarioidea according to Williams et al. (2008). In 2012 it was moved to the superfamily Trochoidea
Genera
There are two genera within the family Areneidae:
- Arene H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
- Cinysca Killburn, 1970
- † Mcleanarene Pacaud, 2023
- † Pictarene Pacaud, 2023
- † Xamaycarene Pacaud, 2023
Synonyms
- Cynisca H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Cinysca Kilburn, 1970 (Invalid: junior homonym of Cynisca Gray, 1844; Cinysca Kilburn, 1970 is a replacement name)
- Marevalvata Olsson & Harbison, 1953: synonym of Arene H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
- Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526.