Species of gastropod
| Bela nuperrima
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| Shell of Bela nuperrima (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Mollusca
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| Class:
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Gastropoda
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| Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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| Order:
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Neogastropoda
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| Superfamily:
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Conoidea
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| Family:
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Mangeliidae
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| Genus:
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Bela
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| Species:
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B. nuperrima
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| Binomial name
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Bela nuperrima
(Tiberi, 1855)
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| Synonyms[1]
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- Mangelia nuperrima (Tiberi, 1855)
- Pleurotoma decussata Philippi, 1844
- Pleurotoma nuperrimum Tiberi, 1855 (original combination)
- Pleurotomella reconditum (Locard, 1891)
- Raphitoma nuperrima (Tiberi, 1855)
- Raphitoma nuperrima var. corallinoides Sturany, 1896
- Raphitoma nuperrima var. pseudoacanthodes Sturany, 1896
- Raphitoma peregrinator Locard, 1897
- Raphitoma recondita Locard, E.A.A., 1892
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Bela nuperrima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 14 mm.
The rather thin shell shows about twelve distant, small longitudinal riblets, crossed by distant raised lines.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal
Fossils of this marine species were found in Pleistocene strata in Italy.
References
External links
Shells of Bela nuperrima (museum specimens at Zoological Museum Amsterdam)
