Bela atlantidea explained

Bela atlantidea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain and in tropical West African waters.

References

• Smriglio, Carlo, et al. "Brachycythara atlantidea (Knudsen, 1952)(Gastropoda, Neogastropoda." (2007)
• Mariottini P., Smriglio C., Calascibetta A. & di Giulio A. (2012) Taxonomic remarks on Bela atlantidea (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Mangeliidae) and updated distribution in the Mediterranean basin. Marine Biodiversity Records 5: e120
• Rolàn, E. & Otero-Schmitt J., 1999. - The family Turridae s. l. (Mollusca, Neogastropoda) in Angola, 2. subfamily Mangeliinae Fischer, 1883. Argonauta 13(1): 5–26
• P. Bouchet and M. Taviani (1992) The Mediterranean deep-sea fauna: pseudopopulations of Atlantic species? Deep-Sea Research 39, 169–184.

External links

• Biolib.cz: Image of a shell of Bela atlantidea
• Mediterranean records of Bela atlantidea (Knudsen, 1952)
• Paratype at MNHN, Paris

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2013). Bela atlantidea (Knudsen, 1952). In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716482 on 2017-03-12