Bela decussata

Species of gastropod

Bela decussata
Image of a shell of Bela decussata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Bela
Species:
B. decussata
Binomial name
Bela decussata
(Locard, 1892)
Synonyms[1]

Raphitoma decussatum Locard, 1892 (basionym)

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

Taxonomy

The accepted name of this species is neither a primary homonym, nor currently a secondary homonym of Bela decussata (Couthouy, 1839), synonym of Curtitoma decussata (Couthouy, 1839) (originally described as Pleurotoma decussatum) [1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in Atlantic France.

References

  1. ^ a b c Bela decussata (Locard, 1892). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.
  • Locard A. (1892). Les coquilles marines des côtes de France. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils : pp. 384
  • 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bela decussata.
  • "Bela decussata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Bela decussata


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