Propebela rufa

Propebela rufa
	Shells of Propebela rufa (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Propebela
Species:	P. rufa
Binomial name
	Propebela rufa; (Montagu, 1803)
Synonyms[1]
	Bellaspira rufa (Montagu, 1803); Fusus cranchii T. Brown, 1827; Murex chordula Turton, 1819; Murex rufus Montagu, 1803 (original combination); Oenopota pyramidalis bretannica Nordsieck, 1977; Oenopota rufa (Montagu, 1803); Pleurotoma rufa (Montagu, 1803); Pleurotoma rufa var. angusta Jeffreys, 1867; Pleurotoma rufa var. lactea Jeffreys, 1867; Pleurotoma rufa var. semicostata Jeffreys, 1867; Pleurotoma ulideana [sic] ((misspelling)); Pleurotoma ulidiana Thompson W., 1845;

Propebela rufa, common name the red conelet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 13 mm.

The shell contains 7 whorls. These are rather convex and very slightly shouldered. The 14 or 15 ribs are narrower than the interstices. The surface is covered with fine close revolving striae. The color of the shell is chocolate-brown, the ribs are lighter colored.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Southwest British Isles and Northern France.

References

Propebela rufa (Montagu, 1803). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Nordsieck F. (1977). The Turridae of the European Seas. * La Conchiglia, Roma 131 pp.: page(s): 23; pl. 3 fig. 19
de Kluijver, M. J.; Ingalsuo, S. S.; de Bruyne, R. H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom.
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213
Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp

External links

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[WoRMS-1] Propebela rufa (Montagu, 1803). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.

[2] G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.