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Bela alma

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Bela alma
Drawing of a shell of Bela alma (holotype)
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. alma
Binomial name
Bela alma
Thiele, 1925

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

Description

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The length of the pale brown shell attains 7 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bela alma Thiele, 1925. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.
  • Thiele, J. 1925. Gastropoda der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition, 11. Wiss. Ergebn. dt. Tiefsee Exped. 'Valdivia' 17(2): 37-382
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