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Bela minuta

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Bela minuta
Drawing of a shell of Bela minuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Bela
Species:
B. minuta
Binomial name
Bela minuta
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drillia minuta Forbes, 1844
  • Pleurotoma minuta Reeve, 1844

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

The name of this species is considered a nomen dubium

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

The reddish brown shell is strongly ribbed and distantly spirally striate.[2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Aegean Sea.

References

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  • van Aartsen J. J. (1988). Nomenclatural notes 7. Forbes' Aegean Turridae. Bollettino Malacologico 24 (5-8): 141-144