Biology:Bela megastoma

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Short description: Extinct species of gastropod

Bela megastoma
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Bela
Species:
B. megastoma
Binomial name
Bela megastoma
(Brugnone, 1862)
Synonyms

Pleurotoma megastomum Brugnone, 1862 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in Pleistocene strata in Italy.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Bela megastoma (Brugnone, 1862) †. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=853257 on 2017-03-19

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q30595222 entry