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Harpa crenata

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Harpa crenata
Shell of Harpa crenata (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Harpidae
Genus: Harpa
Species:
H. crenata
Binomial name
Harpa crenata
Swainson, 1822

Harpa crenata, common name the Panama harp, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae, the harp snails.[1]

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 50 mm and 100 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Gulf of California, Western Mexico down to Peru

References

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  1. ^ Harpa crenata Swainson, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • DANCE, S.P. & G.T. POPPE, 1999 Family Harpidae. In : A Conchological Iconography (ConchBooks, ed.), 69 p.
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  • "Harpa crenata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.