Austroharpa learorum

Austroharpa learorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae, the harp snails.[1]

Austroharpa learorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Harpidae
Genus:
Austroharpa
Species:
A. learorum
Binomial name
Austroharpa learorum
Hart & Limpus, 1998

Description

The snails have a large conch-shaped shell, cream in colour, and typically with orange flecks.

Distribution

The snails are largely found in Southern Australia, especially on the southerly coast of Western Australia.[2]

References
  1. Austroharpa learorum Hart & Limpus, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.


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