Harpulina
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| Harpulina arausiaca shell | |
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| Genus: | Harpulina Dall, 1906
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| Voluta arausiaca Lightfoot, 1786 | |
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Harpulla Swainson, 1831 | |
Harpulina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.[1]
Distribution
Restricted to Sri Lanka and the southern tip of the Indian Peninsula
Species
Species within the genus Harpulina include:
- Harpulina arausiaca (Lightfoot, 1786)[2]
- Harpulina lapponica (Linnaeus, 1767)[3]
- Species brought inro synonymy
- Harpulina harpa (Swainson, 1835): synonym of Lyria anna (Lesson, 1835)
- Harpulina japonica Shikama & Horikoshi, 1963: synonym of Harpulina lapponica (Linnaeus, 1767)
References
- ^ 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.
- 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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