Bela trinacria
| Bela trinacria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Bela |
| Species: | B. trinacria
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| Binomial name | |
| Bela trinacria Mariottini P., Smriglio C., Di Giulio A. & Oliverio M., 2009
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Bela trinacria is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 8.5 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm. It is characterized by its distinctive shell, which places it within the Genus Bela, known for its fusiform shells with elevated spirals and a short siphonal canal.[2]
Distribution
Fossils of this species have been found in Pliocene strata in Sicily, Italy.
References
- ^ Mariottini P., Smriglio C., Di Giulio A. & Oliverio M. (2009). "A new fossil conoidean from the Pliocene of Italy, with comments on the Bela menkhorsti complex (Gastropoda: Conidae)". Journal of Conchology 40(1): 5-14
- ^ "A new fossil conoidean from the pliocene of Italy, with comments on the bela menkhorsti complex (Gastropoda: Conidae)". Journal of Conchology. 2009.