Bela konstantinoui sp. nov. - Another new species of Bela fossil from the Pliocene of Cyprus

Thank you Demetris Kolokotronis for giving my name to the new species Bela konstantinoui sp. nov.:

See also

Bela konstantinoui sp. nov.: Another new species of Bela (Gastropoda: Mangeliidae) from the Pliocene of Cyprus

Family Mangeliidae

Kolokotronis, D. (2023).Bela konstantinoui sp. nov.: Another new species of Bela (Gastropoda: Mangeliidae) from the Pliocene of Cyprus.

Bela is a genus of sea snails; marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.

Taxonomy

Because of taxonomic uncertainty regarding the type species, many authors in the 19th century e.g. G.O. Sars (1878) and W.H.Dall (1919) used the generic name Bela for unrelated species correctly placed in Propebela, Oenopota or Curtitoma, and then used Raphitoma for species currently placed in Bela.

Description

The ovate shell is fusiform. The surface is dull, smooth, or longitudinally ribbed. The spire is elevated and shorter than the body whorl. The columella is flattened. The siphonal canal is short. The outer lip shows a small sinus at its junction with the body whorl. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Photos 10/8/2023 by George Konstantinou