Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Alternative spellings: Mangelia (Bela), Pleurotoma (Bela), Turris (Bela)
Parent taxon: Mangeliidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011
See also Baluk 2003, Bogdanov 1990, Nielson and Valdovinos 2008, Sepkoski 2002, Vera-Peláez et al. 2004 and Woodring 1970
Sister taxa: Acmaturris, Agathotoma, Bactrocythara, Bellacythara, Bellaspira, Benthomangelia, Brachycythara, Cythara, Cytharella, Dolostoma, Eucithara, Euryentmema, Glyphoturris, Granoturris, Guraleus, Heterocithara, Ithycythara, Kurtzia, Kurtziella, Mariadrillia, Neoguraleus, Perimangelia, Platycythara, Pyrgocythara, Rubellatoma, Saccharoturris, Sorgenfreispira, Stellatoma, Tenaturris, Vitricythara, Pyrenoturris
Subtaxa: Bela ankae Bela paesleri Bela robusta Bela varovtsiana
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (1 collection), Greenland (4), Iceland (2), Spain (2), United States (1: Oregon)
• Pliocene of Belgium (2), Italy (2)
• Miocene of France (1), Germany (1), Italy (2), Romania (1), Slovakia (2), Ukraine (1), United States (4: Florida)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (5), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 32 collections including 53 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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