Harpa costata

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Harpa costata
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Apertural view of a shell of Harpa costata (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Harpa costata (Linnaeus, 1758) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 2 September 2010.