Bela decussata

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

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

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.

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References

Bela decussata (Locard, 1892). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.

Locard A. (1892). Les coquilles marines des côtes de France. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils : pp. 384
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

External links

"Bela decussata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Bela decussata (Locard, 1892). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.