Harpulina lapponica
Species of gastropod
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Harpulina lapponica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
- Subspecies
- Harpulina lapponica lapponica (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Harpulina lapponica loroisi (Valenciennes, 1863)
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| Harpulina lapponica | |
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| Specimens of Harpulina lapponica lapponica at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 79 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is native to the Indian Ocean, particularly Sri Lanka.[1] Despite the specific epithet lapponica, it is not native to Lapland.
