Harpa costata

Harpa costata
Apertural view of a shell of Harpa costata (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Harpidae
Genus: Harpa
Species:
H. costata
Binomial name
Harpa costata
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum costatum Linnaeus, 1758
  • Harpa costata laetifica Melvill, 1916
  • Harpa laetifica Melvill, 1916
  • Harpa multicostata G.B. Sowerby I, 1822

Harpa costata, common name the ribbed harp, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae, the harp snails.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 110 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the western Indian Ocean, particularly Mauritius and Rodrigues Island.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Harpa costata (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 September 2010.
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