Bela decussata

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

Bela decussata
Image of a shell of Bela decussata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Bela
Species:
B. decussata
Binomial name
Bela decussata
(Locard, 1892)
Synonyms[1]

Raphitoma decussatum Locard, 1892 (basionym)

Taxonomy

The accepted name of this species is neither a primary homonym, nor currently a secondary homonym of Bela decussata (Couthouy, 1839), synonym of Curtitoma decussata (Couthouy, 1839) (originally described as Pleurotoma decussatum) [1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in Atlantic France.

References

  1. Bela decussata (Locard, 1892). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.
  • "Bela decussata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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