Propebela rufa (Montagu 1803)

Propebela rufa, common name the red conelet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 13 mm.

The shell contains 7 whorls. These are rather convex and very slightly shouldered. The 14 or 15 ribs are narrower than the interstices. The surface is covered with fine close revolving striae. The color of the shell is chocolate-brown, the ribs are lighter colored.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Southwest British Isles and Northern France.

References

• Nordsieck F. (1977). The Turridae of the European Seas. * La Conchiglia, Roma 131 pp.: page(s): 23; pl. 3 fig. 19
• de Kluijver, M. J.; Ingalsuo, S. S.; de Bruyne, R. H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom.
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213
• Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp