Bela decussata

Bela decussata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.^[1]

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)

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 (Couthouy, 1839) (originally described as Pleurotoma decussatum).^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in Atlantic Ocean, France.