Austroharpa learorum

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

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

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


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