# Bela decussata

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Species of gastropod

Bela decussata Image of a shell of Bela decussata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Order: Neogastropoda Superfamily: Conoidea Family: Mangeliidae Genus: Bela Species: B. decussata Binomial name Bela decussata (Locard, 1892) Synonyms[1] Raphitoma decussatum Locard, 1892 (basionym)

***Bela decussata*** is a species of [sea snail](/source/Sea_snail), a marine [gastropod](/source/Gastropod) [mollusk](/source/Mollusk) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Mangeliidae](/source/Mangeliidae).[1]

## Taxonomy

The taxonomy of *Bela decussata* (Couthouy, 1839) has changed due to repeated reclassification. The accepted name of this species is neither a primary homonym, nor currently a secondary homonym of *B. decussata.* Other members of this genus such as *Bela arctica* have been lumped and split into different genera throughout their history of classification based on morphology. Genetic testing and subsequent phylogenetic clustering would shed light on the specifics of taxonomic relationships with finer detail.[2] *B. decussata* is a synonym of [Curtitoma decussata](/source/Curtitoma_decussata) (Couthouy, 1839) (originally described as *Pleurotoma decussatum*).[1]

## Description

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The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

## Distribution

This marine species occurs in [Atlantic Ocean](/source/Atlantic_Ocean), [France](/source/France).

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WoRMS_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WoRMS_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-WoRMS_1-2) [*Bela decussata* (Locard, 1892)](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139214). Retrieved through: [World Register of Marine Species](/source/World_Register_of_Marine_Species) on 8 August 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Merkuljev, Alexei V. (2017-02-09). ["Taxonomic puzzle of Propebela arctica (A. Adams, 1855) (Gastropoda, Mangeliidae) – six different species under single name"](https://www.biotaxa.org/Ruthenica/article/view/28728). *Ruthenica, Russian Malacological Journal*. **27** (1). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.35885/ruthenica.2017.27(1).2](https://doi.org/10.35885%2Fruthenica.2017.27%281%29.2). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [2307-7336](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/2307-7336).

- [Locard A. (1892). *Les coquilles marines des côtes de France*. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils : pp. 384](https://books.google.com/books?id=zY9aAAAAQAAJ)

- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). *European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification*. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

## External links

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- ["*Bela decussata*"](http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_76919.shtml). *Gastropods.com*. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

Taxon identifiers Bela decussata Wikidata: Q4881812 CoL: L9J7 EUNIS: 59214 GBIF: 4369329 IRMNG: 11181166 Observation.org: 824167 SeaLifeBase: 98550 WoRMS: 139214

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