Bellaspira barbadensis
Bellaspira barbadensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]
| Bellaspira barbadensis | |
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| Shell of Bellaspira barbadensis (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Bellaspira |
| Species: | B. barbadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bellaspira barbadensis Fallon, 2016 | |
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 6 mm and 15 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Barbados, the Netherlands Antilles and Venezuela
References
- Bouchet, P. (2016). Bellaspira barbadensis Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871895 on 2016-07-27
- P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
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