Bela ampla

Bela ampla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Mangeliidae
Genus:Bela
Species: B. ampla
Binomial name
Bela ampla
Smith, E.A., 1884

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 17 mm.

The original description of this species by E.A. Smith was only phrased in comparative terms and lacked an image. It was redescribed by Stockland in 1987.[2] The holotype of this species is in the British Museum (Natural History) no. 198230.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Arctic seas.

References

  1. ↑ Gastropods.com: Bela ampla
  2. ↑ Stokland, O. "Redescription of Bela ampla Smith, 1884 (Gastropoda: Turridae)." The Veliger 29.3 (1987): 289-291
  • Smith, Edgar A. "Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of HMS Alert 1881–1882." London: British Museum (1884): 487-508.


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