Propebela angulosa

Propebela angulosa
	Original image of a shell of Propebela angulosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Propebela
Species:	P. angulosa
Binomial name
	Propebela angulosa; (G. O. Sars, 1878)
Synonyms
	Bela angulosa Sars G. O., 1878; Oenopota angulosa (Sars G.O., 1878); Pleurotoma angulosa Herzenstein, 1885;

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

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 12 mm. Its characteristics are close to Propebela cancellata (Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842)

The solid elongate-fusiform shell is white. The spire is turreted. The shell contains 7 whorls. The suture is distinct and deeply impressed. The longitudinal sculpture shows about 14 elevated ribs. The spiral sculpture consists of many striae, mostly below the carina.

Distribution[edit]

This species was found in the Barentz Sea.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Propebela angulosa (G. O. Sars, 1878). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.

Brunel, P.; Bosse, L.; Lamarche, G. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p.
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213
Bogdanov I. (1990). Mollusks of Oenopotinae Subfamily (Gastropoda, Pectinibranchia, Turridae) in the seas of the USSR. Leningrad 221 p

External links[edit]

This Mangeliidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[WoRMS-1] Propebela angulosa (G. O. Sars, 1878). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.

[1]