Harpulina lapponica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

Subspecies

  • Harpulina lapponica lapponica (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Harpulina lapponica loroisi (Valenciennes, 1863)

Description

The length of the shell attains 79 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is native to the Indian Ocean, particularly Sri Lanka. Despite the specific epithet lapponica, it is not native to Lapland.

  • Bail P. & Poppe G.T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.

External links

  • , Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1–532 [1766] pp. 533–1327 1767 ]