Bela zenetouae (van Aartsen, 1988)
Mediterranean and adjacent Atlantic.
Predator in the sublittoral and the circalittoral. A label indicates “40-120fath” for a specimen of Tripoli stored at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center of Leiden (RMNHN.MOL.225705).
Original taxon: Fehria zenetouae.
 
« B. zenetouae is very similar to B. menkhorsti, being diagnosed by its paucispiral protoconch of 1.2 whorls (vs. 2.0-2.2 whorls). » – Mariottini & al: “A new fossil conoidean from the pliocene…”, Journal of Conchology 40(1):5-14, october 2009, page 10. – Above: a shell collected at 55m deep, Ognina, Catania, E. Sicily. 9,1mm.
36m deep, San Giovanni Li Cuti, Catania. 8,8mm.
45m deep, Cannizzaro, Catania. 8mm.

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