# Bela zonata

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Species of gastropod

Bela zonata Shell of Bela zonata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Order: Neogastropoda Superfamily: Conoidea Family: Mangeliidae Genus: Bela Species: B. zonata Binomial name Bela zonata (Locard, 1892) Synonyms Bela laevigata (Philippi, 1836) Drillia nebula var. laevigata (Philippi, 1836) Pleurotoma laevigata Philippi, 1836 (synonym) Pleurotoma laevigatum Philippi, 1836 (basionym; incorrect gender ending) Raphitoma zonatum Locard, 1892 (basionym)

***Bela zonata*** is a species of [sea snail](/source/Sea_snail) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Mangeliidae](/source/Mangeliidae).[1][2]

## Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm.[2] The shell is elongated, with the ribs not so prominent, and sometimes nearly obsolete, the revolving striae faint.[3]

## Distribution

This species occurs in the [Mediterranean Sea](/source/Mediterranean_Sea) and in the Eastern [Atlantic Ocean](/source/Atlantic_Ocean).[1][2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WoRMS_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WoRMS_1-1) Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). ["*Bela zonata* (Locard, 1892)"](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139221). *MolluscaBase*. [World Register of Marine Species](/source/World_Register_of_Marine_Species). Retrieved 22 June 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Gastropods.com_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Gastropods.com_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Gastropods.com_2-2) ["*Bela zonata*"](https://conchology.be/?t=263&family=MANGELIIDAE%20MANGELIINAE&fullspecies=Bela%20zonata&shellID=74748). *Gastropods.com*. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences](https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich) (described as *Drillia nebula* var. *laevigata*)

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Bela zonata](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bela_zonata).

- Backeljau, T. (1986). *Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]*. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp

- Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). *The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas*. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-948150-06-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-948150-06-8)

- 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

- Muller, Y. (2004). *Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]*. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.* [Urra J. & Gofas S. (2009)*New records of*Bela powisiana*(Dautzenberg, 1887) (Gastropoda: Conidae) in southern Europe*. Journal of Conchology 40(1): 1–4](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236902832_New_records_of_Bela_powisiana_Dautzenberg_1887_Gastropoda_Conidae_in_southern_Europe)

- [Tucker, J.K. 2004 *Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)*. Zootaxa 682:1–1295](http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf)

- [MNHN, Paris: syntype](https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/im/item/2000-3408?listIndex=130&listCount=132)

Taxon identifiers Bela zonata Wikidata: Q3198956 CoL: L9MV EUNIS: 59221 GBIF: 4369339 IRMNG: 10817374 NBN: NHMSYS0021055733 OBIS: 139221 Open Tree of Life: 2914331 SeaLifeBase: 98556 WoRMS: 139221

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