Belalora Powell, 1951

Sánchez, Noelia C., Aldea, Cristian & Pastorino, Guido, 2025, The conoidean genus Belalora Powell, 1951 (Gastropoda, Mangeliidae) under the magnifying glass: an exclusive inhabitant of Magellanic waters, Zoosystema 47 (8), pp. 125-132 : 126

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2025v47a8
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15056768
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Genus Belalora Powell, 1951 View in CoL

Belalora Powell, 1951: 171 View in CoL .

TYPE SPECIES. — Belalora thielei Powell, 1951 , by original designation.

DIAGNOSIS. — Shell small (up to 10 mm), biconic; protoconch globose, paucispiral, of c. three whorls, a smooth tip, a whorl with spiral threads and a whorl of spirals crossing axial fine riblets. Spire long, half of total shell length. Teleoconch of convex whorls with concave subsutural ramp. Axial ornamentation of slightly oblique, rounded, ribs; spiral cords over entire surface. Aperture ovate-pyriform, narrow. Siphonal canal short and wide. Anal sinus deep on subsutural ramp. Fasciole bulging. Operculum oval with terminal nucleus. Radula of marginal semi-rolled teeth, with ligament present.

DISTRIBUTION. — Magellanic Region, 3.7-219 m depth.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Mollusca
Class	Gastropoda
Order	Neogastropoda
Family	Mangeliidae