Bellaspira pentagonalis


Bellaspira pentagonalis is a species of sea snail in the family Drilliidae.

Description

The shell grows to a length of 10 mm.
The stout shell has a white tip. The whorls are whitish and the summits of the five ribs are brownish. The ribs are continuous from base to summit and the cross-section of the shell forms an exact pentagon with rounded
angles. The ribs are not continuous, except accidentally. The other characters are closely similar to Fenimorea pagodula.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from North Carolina to Florida, and in the Gulf of Mexico off Western Florida and in the Caribbean Sea off Aruba and French Guiana.