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Bela bella K.H. Barnard, 1958
kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Mollusca - mollusks » class Gastropoda - gastropods » order Neogastropoda » family Mangeliidae » genus Bela
ID: 1167528
pID: 308332
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Delsing Jan
Created: 2015-11-14 17:26:51 - User Delsing Jan
Data last updated: 2021-02-21 20:59:49
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[[t:1167528;<em>Bela bella</em>]] K.H. Barnard, 1958
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1167528/"><em>Bela bella</em></a>
pID: 308332
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Delsing Jan
Created: 2015-11-14 17:26:51 - User Delsing Jan
Data last updated: 2021-02-21 20:59:49
URL: https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1167528/
Text function: [[t:1167528;<em>Bela bella</em>]]
[[t:1167528;<em>Bela bella</em>]] K.H. Barnard, 1958
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1167528/"><em>Bela bella</em></a>
Data source: World Wide Mollusc Species Data Base
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Description
Author: Jan Delsing
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Aperture 1 1/2| in spire. Protoconch 2 whorls, diam. 0.75 mm., smooth (corroded). Postnatal whorls 5, profile convex with slight shoulder. Growth-lines forming narrow, sharp axial ribs 14-15 on 1st whorl (more or less corroded), increasing to 20-22 on body whorl, strongly curved in sulcus, protractive below; spiral lirae below sulcus 4 on 1st and 2nd whorls, 4-5 on 3rd, 6-7 on 4th and 7-8 on 5th, circa 15 additional lirae on base; sulcus scarcely concave, with 2 lirae on 2nd whorl, 3 on 3rd, 3-4 on 4th and 4 on 5th. Lip sinus deep, adjoining suture. 10x 3.5 mm. Pale buff.
Barnard, 1958. Contribution to the knowledge of South African marine mollusca Part I. Gastropoda. Prosobranchiata, Toxoglossa. (Original description)
Interchangeable taxa
Author: Jan Delsing
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Somewhat resembling Bela anna, but distinguished by the sharper, more oblique axial ribs, which cross the sulcus.
Barnard, 1958. Contribution to the knowledge of South African marine mollusca Part I. Gastropoda. Prosobranchiata, Toxoglossa. (Original description)
Distribution
Author: Jan Delsing
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South-Africa. Brown's Bank (approx. 36J0 S-, 210 E.) on Agulhas Bank, 80-100 fathoms.
Author: Jan Delsing
Links and literature
Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Bela bella Barnard, 1958]Data retrieved on: 22 November 2013