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Bela zonata
Shell of Bela zonata
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

Distribution

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

References

  • 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.