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

Harpulina lapponica
Specimens of Harpulina lapponica lapponica at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 japonica Shikama & Horikoshi, 1963
  • Harpulina lapponica lapponica (Linnaeus, 1767)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Voluta indica Sowerby I, 1845
  • Voluta interpuncta Reeve, 1849
  • Voluta interpuncta undata M. Smith, 1942
  • Voluta lapponica Linnaeus, 1767
Subspecies
  • Harpulina lapponica lapponica (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Harpulina lapponica loroisi (Valenciennes, 1863)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 79 mm.

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Harpulina lapponica (Linnaeus, 1767). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Bail P. & Poppe G.T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.
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