Harpago arthriticus

Harpago arthriticus, common name : the arthritic spider conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]

Harpago arthriticus
Harpago arthriticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Harpago
Species:
H. arthriticus
Binomial name
Harpago arthriticus
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lambis arthritica Röding, 1798 (basionym)
  • Lambis chiragra arthritica (Röding, 1798)
  • Strombus divergens Perry, 1811
  • Strombus nigricans Perry, 1811

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 110 mm and 190 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the Aldabra Atoll, Kenya, Madagascar, the Maldives, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, the Seychelles and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines.

References
  1. Harpago arthritica (Röding, 1798) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll
  • Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp.


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