Harpulina lapponica

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Harpulina lapponica
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.210594 - Harpulina lapponica (Linnaeus, 1767) - Volutidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Specimens of Harpulina lapponica lapponica at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Harpulina
Species:
H. lapponica
Binomial name
Harpulina lapponica
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms [1]
  • Harpulina japonicaShikama & Horikoshi, 1963
  • Harpulina lapponica lapponica(Linnaeus, 1767)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Voluta indicaSowerby I, 1845
  • Voluta interpunctaReeve, 1849
  • Voluta interpuncta undataM. Smith, 1942
  • Voluta lapponicaLinnaeus, 1767

Harpulina lapponica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. [1]

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Subspecies

Description

The length of the shell attains 79 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is native to the Indian Ocean, particularly Sri Lanka. [1] Despite the specific epithet lapponica, it is not native to Lapland.

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