Harpulina

Harpulina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.[1]

Harpulina
Harpulina arausiaca shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Volutidae
Subfamily:
Volutinae
Genus:
Harpulina

Dall, 1906
Type species
Voluta arausiaca Lightfoot, 1786
Synonyms[1]

Harpulla Swainson, 1831

Distribution

Restricted to Sri Lanka and the southern tip of the Indian Peninsula

Species

Species within the genus Harpulina include:

Species brought inro synonymy
  • Harpulina harpa (Swainson, 1835): synonym of Lyria anna (Lesson, 1835)
  • Harpulina japonica Shikama & Horikoshi, 1963: synonym of Harpulina lapponica (Linnaeus, 1767)
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References
  1. Harpulina Dall, 1906. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. Harpulina arausiaca (Lightfoot, 1786). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  3. Harpulina lapponica (Linnaeus, 1767). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Bail P. & Poppe G.T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.


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