Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Alternative spellings: Mangelia (Bela), Pleurotoma (Bela), Turris (Bela)
Synonyms: Ginnania Monterosato 1884, Smithiellia Monterosato 1890
Parent taxon: Mangeliidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011
See also Baluk 2003, Bogdanov 1990, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Nielson and Valdovinos 2008, Sepkoski 2002, Vera-Peláez et al. 2004 and Woodring 1970
Sister taxa: Acmaturris, Agathotoma, Anticlinura, Apispiralia, Apitua, Bactrocythara, Bellacythara, Benthomangelia, Brachycythara, Cacodaphnella, Citharomangelia, Cryoturris, Curtitoma, Cythara, Cytharopsis, Dolostoma, Eucithara, Euryentmema, Fehria, Genotina, Gingicithara, Glyphoturris, Granotoma, Granoturris, Guraleus, Hemicythara, Heterocithara, Ithycythara, Kurtzia, Kurtziella, Kurtzina, Leiocithara, Liracraea, Macteola, Mariadrillia, Marita, Mitraguraleus, Neoguraleus, Notocytharella, Obesotoma, Oenopota, Oenopotella, Papillocithara, Paraspirotropis, Perimangelia, Platycythara, Propebela, Pseudorhaphitoma, Pyrgocythara, Rubellatoma, Saccharoturris, Sorgenfreispira, Stellatoma, Suturocythara, Tenaturris, Toxicochlespira, Venustoma, Vitjazinella, Vitricythara, Pyrenoturris
Subtaxa: Bela ankae Bela paesleri Bela robusta Bela varovtsiana Mangelia (Bela) crebricostata Mangelia (Bela) perattenuata
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (1 collection), Greenland (4), Iceland (2), Spain (2)
• 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: 31 collections including 50 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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