WoRMS taxon details
Areneidae J. H. McLean, 2012
413480 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:413480)
accepted
Family
- Genus Arene H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
- Species Arene adusta J. H. McLean, 1970
- Species Arene alta Rubio & Rolán, 2018
- Species Arene bairdii (Dall, 1889)
- Species Arene balboai (A. M. Strong & Hertlein, 1939)
- Species Arene bitleri Olsson & McGinty, 1958
- Species Arene boucheti Leal, 1991
- Species Arene brasiliana (Dall, 1927)
- Species Arene briarea (Dall, 1881)
- Species Arene carinata (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
- Species Arene centrifuga (Dall, 1896)
- Species Arene cruentata (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1824)
- Species Arene curacoana Pilsbry, 1934
- Species Arene descensa Rubio & Rolán, 2018
- Species Arene echinacantha (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
- Species Arene echinata J. H. McLean, 1970
- Species Arene ferruginosa J. H. McLean, 1970
- Species Arene flexispina Leal & Coelho, 1985
- Species Arene fricki (Crosse, 1865)
- Species Arene guttata J. H. McLean, 1970
- Species Arene guyanensis Rubio & Rolán, 2018
- Species Arene hindsiana Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932
- Species Arene laguairana Weisbord, 1962
- Species Arene lurida (Dall, 1913)
- Species Arene lychee Cavallari & Simone, 2018
- Species Arene microforis (Dall, 1889)
- Species Arene miniata (Dall, 1889)
- Species Arene notialis Marini, 1975
- Species Arene olivacea (Dall, 1918)
- Species Arene pulex Faber, 2009
- Species Arene riisei Rehder, 1943
- Species Arene socorroensis (A. M. Strong, 1934)
- Species Arene stellata J. H. McLean, 1970
- Species Arene tamsii (R. A. Philippi, 1852)
- Species Arene tricarinata (Stearns, 1872)
- Species Arene variabilis (Dall, 1889)
- Species Arene venusta (Woodring, 1928)
- Species Arene venustula Aguayo & Rehder, 1936
- Subgenus Arene (Marevalvata) Olsson & Harbison, 1953 accepted as Arene H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
- Species Arene (Marevalvata) bitleri Olsson & McGinty, 1958 represented as Arene bitleri Olsson & McGinty, 1958
- Species Arene (Marevalvata) laguairana Weisbord, 1962 represented as Arene laguairana Weisbord, 1962
- Species Arene lucasensis (A. M. Strong, 1934) accepted as Haplocochlias lucasensis (A. M. Strong, 1934)
- Species Arene tamsiana [sic] accepted as Arene tamsii (R. A. Philippi, 1852) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Arene vanhyningi Rehder, 1943 accepted as Arene cruentata (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1824)
- Species Arene winslowae Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932 accepted as Arene olivacea (Dall, 1918) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Cinysca Kilburn, 1970
- Species Cinysca alvesi Rubio & Rolán, 2002
- Species Cinysca arlequin Rubio & Rolán, 2002
- Species Cinysca bicarinata (E. von Martens, 1902)
- Species Cinysca dunkeri (R. A. Philippi, 1853)
- Species Cinysca forticostata (E. A. Smith, 1904)
- Species Cinysca inhambanensis S.-I Huang, 2025
- Species Cinysca jullieni (Adam & Knudsen, 1969)
- Species Cinysca mossambica S.-I Huang, 2025
- Species Cinysca paradisi S.-I Huang, 2025
- Species Cinysca spuria (A. Gould, 1861)
- Species Cinysca granulata (A. Adams, 1854) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Cinysca granulosa (Dunker, 1848) accepted as Cinysca dunkeri (R. A. Philippi, 1853) (preoccupied)
- Species Cinysca semiclausa (Thiele, 1925) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Genus Cynisca H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Cinysca Kilburn, 1970 (Invalid: junior homonym of Cynisca Gray, 1844; Cinysca Kilburn, 1970 is a replacement name)
- Species Cynisca africana Bartsch, 1915 accepted as Homalopoma africanum (Bartsch, 1915) (original combination)
- Species Cynisca alfredensis Bartsch, 1915 accepted as Cinysca forticostata (E. A. Smith, 1904)
- Species Cynisca formosa W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Cinysca spuria (A. Gould, 1861) (dubious synonym)
- Species Cynisca forticostata E. A. Smith, 1904 accepted as Cinysca forticostata (E. A. Smith, 1904) (original combination)
- Species Cynisca gloriosa Bartsch, 1915 accepted as Cinysca spuria (A. Gould, 1861) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cynisca granulosa (Dunker, 1848) accepted as Cinysca dunkeri (R. A. Philippi, 1853)
- Species Cynisca japonica A. Adams, 1861 accepted as Neocollonia pilula pilula (Dunker, 1860) (junior synonym)
- Species Cynisca jullieni Adam & Knudsen, 1969 accepted as Cinysca jullieni (Adam & Knudsen, 1969)
- Species Cynisca rufanensis W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Gibbula multicolor (Krauss, 1848)
- Species Cynisca delicata W. H. Turton, 1932 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Genus Marevalvata Olsson & Harbison, 1953 accepted as Arene H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
- Species Marevalvata tricarinata (Stearns, 1872) accepted as Arene tricarinata (Stearns, 1872)
marine
McLean J.H. (2012) New species and genera of colloniids from Indo-Pacific coral reefs, with the definition of a new subfamily Liotipomatinae n. subfam. (Turbinoidea, Colloniidae). <i>Zoosystema</i> 34(2): 343-376. [29 June 2012], available online at http://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/z2012n2a11.pdf [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Areneidae J. H. McLean, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413480 on 2025-07-16
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McLean J.H. (2012) New species and genera of colloniids from Indo-Pacific coral reefs, with the definition of a new subfamily Liotipomatinae n. subfam. (Turbinoidea, Colloniidae). <i>Zoosystema</i> 34(2): 343-376. [29 June 2012], available online at http://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/z2012n2a11.pdf [details]
basis of record 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. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record 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. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526. [details] Available for editors

From editor or global species database
Classification Phylogenetic position uncertain; Williams et al. (2007) suggested some relationship with Angariidae but concluded that "placement of Areneidae into a superfamily awaits further work". [details]