Bela belgica

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

Bela belgica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Bela
Species:
B. belgica
Binomial name
Bela belgica
(Van Regteren Altena, 1959)
Synonyms
  • Mangelia (Bela) belgica Van Regteren Altena, 1959

Description

The length of the shell attains 15 mm, its diameter 4.6 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in the Pliocene strata in Belgium.

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References

  • Van Regteren Altena CO., 1959. Notes on Turridae from the Plio-Pleistocene of the Netherlands. Basteria, 2 3 (1-2): 31-32.


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