Bela formica

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

Bela formica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Bela
Species:
B. formica
Binomial name
Bela formica
F. Nordsieck, 1977
Synonyms[1]

Bela ginnania formica F. Nordsieck, 1977 (basionym)

This species is considered by many authors as a synonym of Bela nebula, but tentatively regarded as valid by Della Bella et al. (2015). it is therefore considered a taxon inquirendum [1]

Distribution

Fossil specimens were found in Pleistocene strata in Italy. Recent specimens were found in the Adriatic Sea and in the Aegean Sea.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Bela formica F. Nordsieck, 1977. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=853246 on 2017-03-19


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