''Belalora'' is a
genus of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s, marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the
family Mangeliidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Belalora'' include:
* ''
Belalora cunninghami''
(E. A. Smith, 1881)
* ''
Belalora striatula
''Belalora striatula'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the South Shetland Islands and the Peng ...
''
(Thiele, 1912)
* ''
Belalora weirichi
''Belalora weirichi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class compri ...
''
(Engl, 2008)
;Speciesq brought into synonymy:
* ''Belalora thielei''
Powell, 1951:
synonym of ''
Oenopota cunninghami
''Oenopota cunninghami'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 10 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs off the Falkland Islands, Ar ...
''
(Smith, E.A., 1881)
References
External links
Powell A. W. B. (1951). Antarctic and Subantarctic Mollusca: Pelecypoda and Gastropoda. Discovery Reports, 26: 47-196, pl. 5-10*
Kantor Y.I., Harasewych M.G. & Puillandre N. (2016). A critical review of Antarctic Conoidea (Neogastropoda). Molluscan Research. 36(3): 153-206
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