Bela formica

Bela formica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Mangeliidae
Genus:Bela
Species: B. formica
Binomial name
Bela formica
F. Nordsieck, 1977
Synonyms[1]

Bela ginnania formica F. Nordsieck, 1977 (basionym)

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

This species is considered by many authors as a synonym of Bela nebula, but tentatively regarded as valid by Della Bella et al. (2015). it is therefore considered a taxon inquirendum [1]

Distribution

Fossil specimens were found in Pleistocene strata in Italy. Recent specimlens were found in the Adriatic Sea and in the Aegean Sea.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bouchet, P. (2015). Bela formica F. Nordsieck, 1977. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=853246 on 2017-03-19


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