Bellaspira amplicostata
| Bellaspira amplicostata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Bellaspira |
| Species: | B. amplicostata |
| Binomial name | |
| Bellaspira amplicostata Fallon, 2016 | |
Bellaspira amplicostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.[1][2]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 6 mm and 9 mm.
Bellaspira amplicostata is a predator, and has a benthos functional group.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Quintana Roo, Yucátan Peninsula, Mexico
References
- ^ a b c Bouchet, P. (2016). Bellaspira amplicostata Fallon, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871893 on 2016-07-27
- ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
- Fallon, P.J. (2016). "Taxonomic review of tropical western Atlantic shallow water Drilliidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) including descriptions of 100 new species". Zootaxa. 4090 (1): 1–363.
External links
- "Bellaspira amplicostata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.