Bela nuperrima
Species of gastropod
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Bela nuperrima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Bela nuperrima | |
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| Shell of Bela nuperrima (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Bela |
| Species: | B. nuperrima |
| Binomial name | |
| Bela nuperrima (Tiberi, 1855) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 14 mm.
The rather thin shell shows about twelve distant, small longitudinal riblets, crossed by distant raised lines.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal
Fossils of this marine species were found in Pleistocene strata in Italy.
