Bela oceanica

Bela oceanica
Shells of Bela oceanica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Bela
Species:	B. oceanica
Binomial name
Bela oceanica (Locard, 1897)
Synonyms [1]
Bela nebula oceanicaÉ.A.A. Locard, 1897 Raphitoma oceanicumLocard, 1892 (basionym)

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

Taxonomy

Species of uncertain validity, in need of revision. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 9 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in European waters, in the English Channel; in the Alboran Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa and the Canary Islands.

References

1. Bela oceanica (Locard, 1897) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 8 August 2011.

• Locard, Arnould. Mollusques testacés: Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883/sous la dir. de A. Milne-Edward. Masson, 1897.
• 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

External links

• Biolib.cz: Image of Bela oceanica
• Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.