Harpa gracilis
| Harpa gracilis | |
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| Shell of Harpa gracilis (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Harpidae |
| Genus: | Harpa |
| Species: | H. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Harpa gracilis Broderip & Sowerby I, 1829 | |
Harpa gracilis, common name the Polynesian harp, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae, the harp snails.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 42 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in Polynesia and off Clipperton Island.
References
- ↑ Harpa gracilis Broderip & Sowerby I, 1829. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
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