Bela oceanica

Bela oceanica
Shells of Bela oceanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Mangeliidae
Genus:Bela
Species: B. oceanica
Binomial name
Bela oceanica
(Locard, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bela nebula oceanica É.A.A. Locard, 1897
  • Raphitoma oceanicum Locard, 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; in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa and the Canary Islands.

References

  1. 1 2 3 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


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