Bela zonata is a species of sea snail in the family Mangeliidae.[1][2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm.[2] The shell is elongated, with the ribs not so prominent, and sometimes nearly obsolete, the revolving striae faint.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Bela zonata (Locard, 1892)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Bela zonata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences (described as Drillia nebula var. laevigata)


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