Biology:Bela trinacria

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Short description: Extinct species of gastropod

Bela trinacria
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Bela
Species:
B. trinacria
Binomial name
Bela trinacria
Mariottini P., Smriglio C., Di Giulio A. & Oliverio M., 2009

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 8.5 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this species have been found in Pliocene strata in Sicily, Italy.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q30672357 entry