Bela (gastropod)
Encyclopedia
Bela is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Mangeliidae.
Species brought into synonymy :
Nomina dubia :
Genus
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of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
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Mangeliidae.
Species
Species within the genus Bela (gastropod) include:- Bela africanaBela africanaBela africana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-References:* Ardovini R. . Due nuove specie e una nuova sottospecie di Turridae dal Senegal, West Africa. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 43: 7-9....
Ardovini, 2004 - Bela almaBela almaBela alma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
Thiele, 1925 - Bela anderssoniBela anderssoniBela anderssoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
Strebel, 1908 - Bela annaBela annaBela anna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
Thiele, 1925 - Bela ardoviniiBela ardoviniiBela ardovinii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
Mariottini & Oliverio, 2008 - Bela bellaBela bellaBela bella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
Barnard, 1958 - Bela brachystomaBela brachystomaBela brachystoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.The subspecies Bela brachystoma africana Ardovini, 2004 has become a synonym of Bela africana Ardovini, 2004-Distribution:...
(Philippi, 1844) - Bela chuniBela chuniBela chuni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
Thiele, 1925 - Bela claraeBela claraeBela clarae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
Peñas & Rolán, 2008 - Bela cycladensisBela cycladensisBela cycladensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of...
(Reeve, 1845) - Bela decussataBela decussataBela decussata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides...
(Locard, 1897) - Bela erosa (Schrenck, 1861)
- Bela exilisBela exilisBela exilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-References:* Mariottini, P., Di Giulio, A., Smriglio, C. & Oliverio, M. Notes on the Bela brachystoma complex, with description of a new species . Aldrovandia 4: 3-20...
Ardovini, 2004 - Bela fulvicansBela fulvicansBela fulvicans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
Strebel, 1908 - Bela fuscataBela fuscataBela fuscata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
(Deshayes, 1835) - Bela glacialisBela glacialisBela glacialis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
Thiele, 1912 - Bela menkhorstiBela menkhorstiBela menkhorsti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides...
van Aartsen, 1988 - Bela nebulaBela nebulaBela nebula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-Distribution:This species is distributed in European waters along Belgium and the British Isles, in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean along Norway, in the Atlantic Ocean along Spain, Portugal, the Azores and...
(Montagu, 1803) - Bela oceanicaBela oceanicaBela oceanica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides...
(Locard, 1897) - Bela powisianaBela powisianaBela powisiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-References:* Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. . The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627...
(Dautzenberg, 1887) - Bela taprurensis (Pallary, 1904)
- † Bela trinacria Mariottini & Smriglio, 2009
- Bela zenetouaeBela zenetouaeBela zenetouae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides...
(van Aartsen, 1988) - Bela zonataBela zonataBela zonata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-References:* Backeljau, T. . Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106...
(Locard, 1892)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Bela abyssorum Locard, 1897 : synonym of Gymnobela abyssorumGymnobela abyssorumGymnobela abyssorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies....
(Locard, 1897) - Bela aegeensis (Reeve, 1844) : synonym of Bela nebula (Montagu, 1803)
- Bela alberti (Dautzenberg & Fisher, 1906) : synonym of Phymorhynchus albertiPhymorhynchus albertiPhymorhynchus alberti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906) - Bela albrechti Krause, 1886 : synonym of Granotoma albrechti (Krause, 1886)
- Bela angulosa Sars G. O., 1878 : synonym of Propebela angulosaPropebela angulosaPropebela angulosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies....
(G. O. Sars, 1878) - Bela antarctica Strebel, 1908 : synonym of Conorbela antarcticaConorbela antarcticaConorbela antarctica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Strebel, 1908) - Bela assimilis Sars G. O., 1878 : synonym of Propebela assimilisPropebela assimilisPropebela assimilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies....
(Sars G. O., 1878) - Bela australis Adams & Angas, 1864 : synonym of Guraleus australis (Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Bela bergensis Friele, 1886 : synonym of Propebela bergensisPropebela bergensisPropebela bergensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies....
(Friele, 1886) - Bela blaneyi Bush, 1909 : synonym of Oenopota blaneyi (Bush, 1909)
- Bela concinnula Verrill, 1882 : synonym of Propebela concinnulaPropebela concinnulaPropebela concinnula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies....
(A. E. Verrill, 1882) - Bela confusa (Locard, 1897) : synonym of Bela brachystoma (Philippi, 1844)
- Bela conoidea Sars G. O., 1878 : synonym of Curtitoma conoideaCurtitoma conoideaCurtitoma conoidea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-References:* Bogdanov I. . Mollusks of Oenopotinae Subfamily in the seas of the USSR. Leningrad 221 p...
(Sars G. O., 1878) - Bela costulata (Risso, 1826) : synonym of Mangelia costulataMangelia costulataMangelia costulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae, the cone snails and their allies.-References:...
Risso, 1826 - Bela eva Thiele, 1925 : synonym of Maoritomella eva (Thiele, 1925)
- Bela excurvata Carpenter, 1864 : synonym of Oenopota excurvataOenopota excurvataOenopota excurvata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
(Carpenter, 1864) - Bela expansa Sars G. O., 1878 : synonym of Lusitanops expansaLusitanops expansaLusitanops expansa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Sars G. O., 1878) - Bela graphica Locard, 1897 : synonym of Oenopota graphicaOenopota graphicaOenopota graphica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of...
(Locard, 1897) - Bela ginnania (Risso, 1826) : synonym of Bela nebula
- Bela grimaldii Dautzenberg, 1889 : synonym of Amphissa acutecostataAmphissa acutecostataAmphissa acutecostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and...
(Philippi, 1844) - Bela grippi Dall, 1908 : synonym of Bellaspira grippiBellaspira grippiBellaspira grippi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. -Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 9 mm and 14 mm.-External links:*...
(Dall, 1908) - Bela guernei Dautzenberg, 1891 : synonym of Belomitra quadruplexBelomitra quadruplexBelomitra quadruplex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.-Description:The shell size varies between 10 mm and 41 mm-Distribution:...
(Watson, 1882) - Bela harpa Dall, 1885 : synonym of Oenopota harpaOenopota harpaOenopota harpa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides...
(Dall, 1885) - Bela hebes Verrill, 1880 : synonym of Curtitoma hebesCurtitoma hebesCurtitoma hebes is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
(Verrill, 1880) - Bela iessoensis Smith E. A., 1875 : synonym of Obesotoma iessoensisObesotoma iessoensisObesotoma iessoensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
(Smith E. A., 1875) - Bela incisula Verrill, 1882 : synonym of Curtitoma incisulaCurtitoma incisulaCurtitoma incisula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, Canada and the Gulf of Maine.-References:...
(Verrill, 1882) - Bela koreni Friele, 1886 : synonym of Oenopota koreniOenopota koreniOenopota koreni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
(Friele, 1886) - Bela krausei Dall, 1887 : synonym of Granotoma krausei (Dall, 1887)
- Bela laevigata (Philippi, 1836) : synonym of Bela zonata (Locard, 1892)
- Bela limatula Locard, 1896 : synonym of Amphissa acutecostataAmphissa acutecostataAmphissa acutecostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and...
(Philippi, 1844) - Bela martensi Strebel, 1905 : synonym of Mangelia martensiMangelia martensiMangelia martensi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
(Strebel, 1905) - Bela metschigmensis Krause, 1886 : synonym of Oenopota metschigmensisOenopota metschigmensisOenopota metschigmensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
(Krause, 1886) - Bela mingoranceae Martin Perez & Vera-Pelaez, 2006 : synonym of Bela powisiana (Dautzenberg, 1887)
- Bela mitralis Adams & Angas, 1864 : synonym of Guraleus mitralis (Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Bela murdochiana Dall, 1885 : synonym of Oenopota murdochianaOenopota murdochianaOenopota murdochiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
(Dall, 1885) - Bela neozelanica Suter, 1908 : synonym of Scrinium neozelanica (Suter, 1908)
- Bela notophila Strebel, 1908 : synonym of Lorabela notophila (Strebel, 1908)
- Bela obliqua Sars G. O., 1878 : synonym of Oenopota obliquaOenopota obliquaOenopota obliqua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of...
(Sars G.O., 1878) - Bela optima Thiele, 1925 : synonym of Microdrillia optima (Thiele, 1925)
- Bela ornata (Locard, 1891) : synonym of Mangelia costulataMangelia costulataMangelia costulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae, the cone snails and their allies.-References:...
Risso, 1826 - Bela pelseneri Strebel, 1908 : synonym of Lorabela pelseneri (Strebel, 1908)
- Bela plicatula Thiele, 1912 : synonym of Lorabela plicatula (Thiele, 1912)
- Bela purissima Strebel, 1908 : synonym of Typhlodaphne purissimaTyphlodaphne purissimaTyphlodaphne purissima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.-Distribution:This marine species occurs along Argentina, Tierra del Fuego and South Georgia Islands.-External links:*...
(Strebel, 1908) - Bela rathbuni Verrill, 1882 : synonym of Propebela rathbuniPropebela rathbuniPropebela rathbuni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies....
(Verrill, 1882) - Bela regina Thiele, 1925 : synonym of Tomopleura regina (Thiele, 1925)
- Bela robusta Packard, 1866 : synonym of Obesotoma robustaObesotoma robustaObesotoma robusta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
(Packard, 1866) - Bela sansibarica Thiele, 1925 : synonym of Microdrillia sansibarica (Thiele, 1925)
- Bela scalaroides Sars G. O., 1878 : synonym of Propebela scalaroidesPropebela scalaroidesPropebela scalaroides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies....
(Sars G. O., 1878) - Bela sculpturata Dall, 1887 : synonym of Mangelia sculpturataMangelia sculpturataMangelia sculpturata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
(Dall, 1887) - Bela septenvillei (Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1913) : synonym of Bela nebula (Montagu, 1803)
- Bela solida Dall, 1887 : synonym of Obesotoma solidaObesotoma solidaObesotoma solida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
(Dall, 1887) - Bela spitzbergensis Friele, 1886 : synonym of Propebela spitzbergensisPropebela spitzbergensisPropebela spitzbergensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies....
(Friele, 1886) - Bela striatula Thiele, 1912 : synonym of Belalora striatulaBelalora striatulaBelalora striatula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Thiele, 1912) - Bela subturgida Verrill, 1884 : synonym of Propebela subturgidaPropebela subturgidaPropebela subturgida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies....
(Verrill, 1884) - Bela subvitrea Verrill, 1884 : synonym of Propebela subvitreaPropebela subvitreaPropebela subvitrea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies....
(Verrill, 1884) - Bela tenuicostata Sars G. O., 1878 : synonym of Oenopota tenuicostataOenopota tenuicostataOenopota tenuicostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
(Sars G.O., 1878) - Bela tenuilirata Dall, 1871 : synonym of Obesotoma tenuilirataObesotoma tenuilirataObesotoma tenuilirata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae....
(Dall, 1871) - Bela tumida Posselt, 1898 : synonym of Obesotoma tumidaObesotoma tumidaObesotoma tumida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-References:* Kantor, Y.I. & Sysoev, A.V. , 2005. Catalogue of molluscs of Russia and adjacent countries. Moscow...
(Posselt, 1898) - Bela turrita Strebel, 1908 : synonym of Belaturricula turritaBelaturricula turritaBelaturricula turrita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.There are two subspecies :* Belaturricula turrita multispiralis Dell, 1990* Belaturricula turrita turrita -External links:...
(Strebel, 1908) - Bela yanamii Yokoyama, 1926 : synonym of Plicifusus yanamii (Yokoyama, 1926)
- Bela zonatum (Locard, 1891) : duplicate of Bela zonata
Nomina dubia :
- Bela fortisBela fortisBela fortis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.The name of this species is considered a nomen dubium....
(Reeve, 1844) : nomen dubium - Bela minutaBela minutaBela minuta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.The name of this species is considered a nomen dubium...
(Reeve, 1844) : nomen dubium - Bela turgidaBela turgidaBela turgida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.This name of this species is considered a nomen dubium...
(Reeve, 1844) : nomen dubium