Belalora striatula

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

Belalora striatula
Original image of a shell of Belalora striatula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Belalora
Species:
B. striatula
Binomial name
Belalora striatula
(Thiele, 1912)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bela striatula Thiele, 1912
  • Oenopota striatula (Thiele, 1912)

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the South Shetland Islands and the Penguin Island, Antarctica, Antarctic Ocean

References
  1. Belalora striatula (Thiele, 1912). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
  • Die antarktischen Schnecken und Muscheln, In: Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 (Erich von Drygalski, E.v. ed.), vol. 8, No. 5, Georg Reimer, Berlin.
  • Kantor Y.I., Harasewych M.G. & Puillandre N. (2016). A critical review of Antarctic Conoidea (Neogastropoda). Molluscan Research. 36(3): 153–206
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • "Belalora striatula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Kantor Y.I., Harasewych M.G. & Puillandre N. (2016). A critical review of Antarctic Conoidea (Neogastropoda). Molluscan Research. 36(3): 153–206


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