Biology:Bela formica

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Bela formica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Bela
Species:
B. formica
Binomial name
Bela formica
F. Nordsieck, 1977
Synonyms[1]

Bela ginnania formica F. Nordsieck, 1977 (basionym)

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

This species is considered by many authors as a synonym of Bela nebula, but tentatively regarded as valid by Della Bella et al. (2015). it is therefore considered a taxon inquirendum[1]

Description

Distribution

Fossil specimens were found in Pleistocene strata in Italy. Recent specimens were found in the Adriatic Sea and in the Aegean Sea.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Bela formica F. Nordsieck, 1977. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=853246 on 2017-03-19

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q30595205 entry