Bela plicatilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
According to J.K. Tucker (2004), Mangelia plicatilis is a synonym of Haedropleura septangularis (Montagu, G., 1803). However, Mangelia plicatilis is currently considered valid as Bela plicatilis.
Distribution This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
Further reading Arnaud, P. M., 1978 Révision des taxa malacologiques méditerrannéens introduits par Antoine Risso Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Nice, "1977" 5 101–150 Giannuzzi-Savelli, R.; Pusateri, F.; Bartolini, S.; Spada, G.; Prkić, J.; Smriglio, C.; Mariottini, P. (2023). Atlante delle Conchiglie Marine del Mediterraneo - Atlas of the Mediterranean Seashells, Vol. 4 - parte seconda (Neogastropoda: Cancellarioidea e Conoidea). Palermo. Edizioni Danaus. 383 pp., 1315 col. figs Spada, G. (2016). Bela plicatilis (Risso, 1826) a valid species (Gastropoda, Conoidea, Mangeliidae). Bollettino Malacologico. 52 (1): 77-78.
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