Biology:Bela simplicata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Bela simplicata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Mangeliidae |
Genus: | Bela |
Species: | B. simplicata
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Binomial name | |
Bela simplicata Locard, 1896
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Synonyms | |
Bela pyramidalis var. simplicala Sars, 1878 |
Bela simplicata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 8 mm, its diameter between 2 mm and 3 mm.
It shows a close resemblance to Oenopota pyramidalis (Strøm, 1788) (synonym: Bela pyramidalis), but it is smaller and shorter. The spire is less acuminate. The body whorl is higher. The aperture is not as high. The shell contains less longitudinal ribs, which become obsolete at the body whorl where they are replaced by plicae.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Bay of Biscay off France ar depths between 650 m and 1410 m.
References
External links
- Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Mangeliidae
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
Wikidata ☰ Q30692513 entry