Harpulina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.[1]
| Harpulina | |
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| Harpulina arausiaca shell | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Harpulina Dall, 1906 |
| Type species | |
| Voluta arausiaca Lightfoot, 1786 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Harpulla Swainson, 1831 | |
Distribution
editRestricted to Sri Lanka and the southern tip of the Indian Peninsula
Species
editSpecies within the genus Harpulina include:
- Harpulina arausiaca (Lightfoot, 1786)[2]
- Harpulina lapponica (Linnaeus, 1767)[3]
- Harpulina loroisi (Valenciennes, 1863)
- Species brought inro synonymy
- Harpulina diannae T. Cossignani, Allary & P. G. Stimpson, 2021: synonym of Harpulina lapponica (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Harpulina harpa (Swainson, 1835): synonym of Lyria anna (Lesson, 1835)
- Harpulina japonica Shikama & Horikoshi, 1963: synonym of Harpulina lapponica (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Harpulina stimpsonorum T. Cossignani & Allary, 2020: synonym of Harpulina lapponica (Linnaeus, 1767)
References
edit- ^ a b Harpulina Dall, 1906. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Harpulina arausiaca (Lightfoot, 1786). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Harpulina lapponica (Linnaeus, 1767). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Valenciennes, A., 1863. Description d'une volute nouvelle. Journal de Conchyliologie 11: 71-72
- Bail P. & Poppe G.T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.
External links
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