Dentarene
Dentarene is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Liotiidae.
Description
The special characteristics of this genus are- a white shell
- a strongly varicose lip
- the umbilical ridge becomes a twisted appendage of the columellar region of the inner lip
- there is almost no axial sculpture, or it becomes interrupted except between the two peripheral keels.
Distribution
The species of this genus occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific.Species
Species within the genus Dentarene include:Dentarene loculosa Dentarene munita Iredale, 1929Dentarene rosadoi Bozzetti & Ferrario, 2005Dentarene sarcina Iredale, 1929;Species brought into synonymy:Dentarene munitus : synonym of Dentarene munita Iredale, 1929