''Harpulina'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Volutidae
Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm. They are marine gastropod mollusks. Most of the species have no operculum.
Distribution
This family of sea s ...
.
Distribution
Restricted to
Sri Lanka
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and the southern tip of the
Indian Peninsula
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Species
Species within the genus ''Harpulina'' include:
* ''
Harpulina arausiaca''
(Lightfoot, 1786)
* ''
Harpulina lapponica''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''
Harpulina loroisi''
(Valenciennes, 1863)
;Species brought inro synonymy:
* ''Harpulina diannae''
T. Cossignani, Allary & P. G. Stimpson, 2021: synonym of ''Harpulina lapponica''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Harpulina harpa''
(Swainson, 1835): synonym of ''
Lyria anna''
(Lesson, 1835)
* ''Harpulina japonica''
Shikama & Horikoshi, 1963: synonym of ''
Harpulina lapponica''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Harpulina stimpsonorum''
T. Cossignani & Allary, 2020: synonym of ''Harpulina lapponica''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
References
* Valenciennes, A., 1863. Description d'une volute nouvelle. Journal de Conchyliologie 11: 71-72
* Bail P. & Poppe G.T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.
External links
Dall W.H. (1906). Note on some names in the Volutidae. The Nautilus. 19(12): 143-144
Volutidae
Gastropod genera
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