Bela zonata

Bela zonata
Shell of Bela zonata
Scientific 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 laevigataPhilippi, 1836 (synonym) Pleurotoma laevigatumPhilippi, 1836 (basionym; incorrect gender ending) Raphitoma zonatumLocard, 1892 (basionym)

Bela zonata is a species of sea snail in the family Mangeliidae. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm. ^[2] The shell is elongated, with the ribs not so prominent, and sometimes nearly obsolete, the revolving striae faint. ^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Bela zonata (Locard, 1892)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 22 June 2024.
2. "Bela zonata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
3. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences (described as Drillia nebula var. laevigata)

External links

• 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.* Urra J. & Gofas S. (2009) New records of Bela powisiana (Dautzenberg, 1887) (Gastropoda: Conidae) in southern Europe. Journal of Conchology 40(1): 1–4
• Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
• MNHN, Paris: syntype