Bela tenuistriata explained

Bela tenuistriata is an extinct species of sea snail. It is a marine gastropod mollusk of the family Mangeliidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm, its diameter 5.2 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in the Lower Pliocene strata in East Anglia, Great Britain, and in Belgium

References

• Bell, A., 1871. Contributions to the Crag Fauna. Part II. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (7), 4: 351-362

Notes and References

1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288396035_The_Pliocene_turrid_gastropods_of_Belgium_Part_1_Drilliidae_Turridae_Conidae_genus_Bela R. Marquet, The Pliocene turrid gastropods of Belgium. Part 1: Drilliidae, Turridae, Conidae (genus Bela) ; BULLETIN VAN HET KONINKLIJK BELGISCH INSTITUUT VOOR NATUURWETENSCHAPPEN, AARDWETENSCHAPPEN. 67: 119-151. 1997