Arene lychee is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Areneidae. It was described from Canopus Bank, a seamount located in northeastern Brazil and named after its resemblance to the fruit of the Asian soapberry tree, Litchi chinenis.[1]

Arene lychee
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Areneidae
Genus: Arene
Species:
A. lychee
Binomial name
Arene lychee
Cavallari & Simone, 2018

Description

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The shell can grow to be 7 mm to 9 mm in length, with a maximum diameter of 7-8 mm.[1]

Distribution

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Arene lychee has only been recorded in its type locality, Canopus Bank, a seamount off Ceará, in Northeast Brazil. It was found on coralline bottoms at depths of 200-260 m.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cavallari, D.C.; Simone, L.R.L. (2018). "A new species of Arene (Vetigastropoda, Areneidae) from Canopus Bank, off NE Brazil". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 58: e20185823. doi:10.11606/1807-0205/2018.58.23.