Oenopota harveyi

Oenopota harveyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Oenopota
Species:	O. harveyi
Binomial name
Oenopota harveyi (T.A. Verkrüzen, 1878)
Synonyms
Bela harveyiT.A. Verkrüzen, 1878

Oenopota harveyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. ^[1]

This species is considered a nomen dubium.

Description

The shell is slender and wide, displaying fine spiral ridges and a smooth outer surface typical of the genus Oenopota and can attain a length of 6 mm. ^[2]

Distribution

Originally reported from the waters off Newfoundland, this species has been associated with the subarctic benthic communities of the Northwest Atlantic. ^[3]

References

1. Malacolog : Oenopota harveyi
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Daphnella boholensis (Reeve, 1843)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
3. "Daphnella boholensis | Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS)". obis.org. Retrieved 30 October 2025.

• Verkruzen, T. A. 1878. Zur Fauna von Neu-Schottland (Nova Scotia) und Neufundland Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 5 208–230.

External links

• Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.