''Bellaspira'' is a

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sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...

s, marine

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s in the

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Drilliidae The Drilliidae are a taxonomic family of small predatory sea snails with high-spired shells. They are classified as marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. This family has no subfamilies. It consists of about 30 genera and approx ...

Description

(Original description) The shell is subfusiform and is longitudinally ribbed. The

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is very short. The simple outer

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is obsoletely, widely notched and curved outwards. The lip is reflexed and entire. The

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is straight.

Distribution

The species in this genus are found in the

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and in the western

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Species

Species within the genus ''Bellaspira'' include: * '' Bellaspira acclivicosta'' McLean & L. Poorman, 1970 * '' Bellaspira amplicostata'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Bellaspira aurantiaca'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Bellaspira barbadensis'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Bellaspira clarionensis'' McLean & L. Poorman, 1970 * '' Bellaspira grippi'' (Dall, 1908) * '' Bellaspira hannyae'' (De Jong & Coomans, 1988) * '' Bellaspira margaritensis'' McLean & L. Poorman, 1970 * '' Bellaspira melea'' Dall, 1919 * '' Bellaspira minutissima'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Bellaspira pentagonalis'' (Dall, 1889) * '' Bellaspira rosea'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Bellaspira stahlschmidti'' Fallon, 2016 * '' Bellaspira tricolor'' Fallon, 2016 * † '' Bellaspira virginiana'' (Conrad, 1862) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Bellaspira brunnescens'' (Rehder, 1943): synonym of ''

Fenimorea moseri ''Fenimorea moseri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Drilliidae.Bouchet, P.; Sartori, André F. (2016). Fenimorea moseri (Dall, 1889). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Registe ...

'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Bellaspira grimaldii'' (Dautzenberg, 1889): synonym of '' Amphissa acutecostata'' (Philippi, 1844) * ''Bellaspira pentapleura'' Schwengel, 1940: synonym of ''Bellaspira pentagonalis'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Bellaspira rigida'' (Reeve, 1846): synonym of ''

Haedropleura septangularis ''Haedropleura septangularis'', common name the seven-ribbed conelet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 9 mm and 12 mm. The shell i ...

'' (Montagu, 1803) * ''Bellaspira rufa'' ( Montagu, 1803): synonym of '' Propebela rufa'' ( Montagu, 1803) * ''Bellaspira septangularis'' ( Montagu, 1803) synonym of ''

'' ( Montagu, 1803)

References

Bartsch, Paul, and Harald A. Rehder. "New turritid mollusks from Florida." Proceedings of the United States National Museum (1939).

McLean, James H., and Leroy H. Poorman. ''Reinstatement of the turrid genus Bellaspira Conrad, 1868 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) with a review of the known species.'' Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, 1970

External links

WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: family Drilliidae
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3175433 Drilliidae