Bela erosa
| Bela erosa | |
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| Image of a shell of Bela erosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Bela |
| Species: | B. erosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Bela erosa (Schrenck, 1861)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Drillia erosa Schrenck, 1861 | |
Bela erosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description[]
The length of the shell attains 17 mm, its diameter 6 mm.
The shell is longitudinally ribbed and spirally striated. There is a narrow, brown band at the suture, with sometimes a darker band at the suture and another at the base.[2]
Distribution[]
This species occurs in the Strait of Tartary between the Russian island of Sakhalin and mainland Asia
References[]
- ^ a b WoRMS (2011). Bela erosa (Schrenck, 1861). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=576380 on 2017-03-20
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
- Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press. 372 pp. + 140 pls.
External links[]
Categories:
- Bela (gastropod)