Bela nuperrima
Bela nuperrima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Bela nuperrima | |
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Shell of Bela nuperrima (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Mangeliidae |
Genus: | Bela |
Species: | B. nuperrima |
Binomial name | |
Bela nuperrima (Tiberi, 1855) | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 14 mm.
The rather thin shell shows about twelve distant, small longitudinal riblets, crossed by distant raised lines.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal
Fossils of this marine species were found in Pleistocene strata in Italy.
References
- Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Bela nuperrima (Tiberi, 1855). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=853245 on 2017-03-19
- G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
External links
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
- "Mangelia nuperrima". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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Shells of Bela nuperrima (museum specimens at Zoological Museum Amsterdam)
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