Harpa costata

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]

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
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum costatum Linnaeus, 1758
  • Harpa costata laetifica Melvill, 1916
  • Harpa laetifica Melvill, 1916
  • Harpa multicostata G.B. Sowerby I, 1822

Description

Beautiful and rare shell that is prized by collectors. The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 110 mm.

Distribution

Coast of Mauritius Island.

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


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