Bela decussata
| Bela decussata | |
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| Image of a shell of Bela decussata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Bela |
| Species: | B. decussata
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| Binomial name | |
| Bela decussata (Locard, 1892)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Raphitoma decussatum Locard, 1892 (basionym) | |
Bela decussata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Taxonomy[edit]
The accepted name of this species is neither a primary homonym, nor currently a secondary homonym of Bela decussata (Couthouy, 1839), synonym of Curtitoma decussata (Couthouy, 1839) (originally described as Pleurotoma decussatum) [1]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell attains 5 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs in Atlantic France.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Bela decussata (Locard, 1892). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 August 2011.
- Locard A. (1892). Les coquilles marines des côtes de France. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils : pp. 384
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bela decussata.
- "Bela decussata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.