Bela africana

Bela africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae ^[1]
Genus:	Bela
Species:	B. africana
Binomial name
*Bela africana* Ardovini, 2004
Synonyms^[2]
Bela africana Ardovini, 2008 (Described a second time by the same author on the erroneous assumption that his first publication at the rank of subspecies was invalid) Bela brachystoma africana Ardovini, 2004 (basionym)

Bela africana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.^[2]

Description

The adult shell grows to a length of 3.5 mm.

This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Senegal.

Ardovini R. (2004). Due nuove specie e una nuova sottospecie di Turridae dal Senegal, West Africa. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 43: 7-9.
Mariottini, P., Di Giulio, A., Smriglio, C. & Oliverio, M. (2008) Notes on the Bela brachystoma complex, with description of a new species (Mollusca, Gastropoda: Conidae). Aldrovandia 4: 3-20.
Ardovini R. (2008) Bela africana sp. n. (Gastropoda, Turridae) West Africa, Senegal. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 58: 12-13.

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