Harpovoluta charcoti
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Harpovoluta charcoti (Lamy, 1910)
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Harpovoluta charcoti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 75 mm.
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Distribution
Harpovoluta charcoti is widely found in and around Antarctica/sub-Antarctic or Southern Ocean.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b Harpovoluta charcoti (Lamy, 1910). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Australian Antarctic Data Center (2007). "Harpovoluta charcoti".
- ^ Scientia Marina (2008). "The gastropod-symbiotic sea anemone genus".
- Lamy, E. 1910. Mission dans l'Antarctique dirigé par M. le Dr. Charcot (1908-1910): Collections recueillies par M. le Dr. Jacques Liouville: Gastropodes prosobranches et scaphopodes. Bulletin Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 16: 318-324
- Thiele, J. 1912. Die antarktischen Schnecken und Muscheln. pp. 183–285, pls 11-19 in Thiele, J. (ed). Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. Berlin : Georg Reimer Vol. 13.
- Dell, R.K. 1990. Antarctic Mollusca: with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand 27: 1-311
- Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
External links
- Gastropods.com: Harpovoluta charcoti
- Harpovoluta charcoti (Lamy, 1910). Accessed through: De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds.) (2012) The SCAR-MarBIN Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS).