Bela alma
Bela alma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Bela alma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Bela |
| Species: | B. alma |
| Binomial name | |
| Bela alma Thiele, 1925 | |
Description
The length of the pale brown shell attains 7 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa
References
- Bela alma Thiele, 1925. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.
- Thiele, J. 1925. Gastropoda der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition, 11. Wiss. Ergebn. dt. Tiefsee Exped. 'Valdivia' 17(2): 37-382
External links
- Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273-308.
- Barnard K.H. (1958), Contribution to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part 1. Gastropoda; Prosobranchiata: Toxoglossa; Annals of The South African Museum v. 44 p. 73 - 163
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
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