Biology:Bela erosa

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Bela erosa
Bela erosa 001.jpg
Image of a shell of Bela erosa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Bela
Species:
B. erosa
Binomial name
Bela erosa
(Schrenck, 1861)
Synonyms[1]

Drillia erosa Schrenck, 1861

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 17 mm, its diameter 6 mm.

The shell is longitudinally ribbed and spirally striated. There is a narrow, brown band at the suture, with sometimes a darker band at the suture and another at the base.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Strait of Tartary between the Russian island of Sakhalin and mainland Asia.

References

  • Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press. 372 pp. + 140 pls.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13437057 entry