Harpa crenata | |
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Shell of Harpa crenata (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Harpidae |
Genus: | Harpa |
Species: | H. crenata |
Binomial name | |
Harpa crenata Swainson, 1822 |
Harpa crenata, common name the Panama harp, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae, the harp snails.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 50 mm and 100 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (February 2016) |
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of California, Western Mexico down to Peru
References
- Harpa crenata Swainson, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- DANCE, S.P. & G.T. POPPE, 1999 Family Harpidae. In : A Conchological Iconography (ConchBooks, ed.), 69 p.
External links
- "Harpa crenata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Harpa crenata |
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