Harpa costata

Harpa costata
Apertural view of a shell of Harpa costata (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Harpidae
Genus:	Harpa
Species:	H. costata
Binomial name
Harpa costata (Linnaeus, 1758)
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

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