Bela zonata

Bela zonata
	Shell of Bela zonata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Bela
Species:	B. zonata
Binomial name
	Bela zonata; (Locard, 1892)
Synonyms
	Bela laevigata (Philippi, 1836); Drillia nebula var. laevigata (Philippi, 1836); Pleurotoma laevigata Philippi, 1836 (synonym); Pleurotoma laevigatum Philippi, 1836 (basionym; incorrect gender ending); Raphitoma zonatum Locard, 1892 (basionym);

Bela zonata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

The shell is elongated, with the ribs not so prominent, and sometimes nearly obsolete, the revolving striae faint.^[2]

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp
Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.

This Mangeliidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.