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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Harpago |
| Species: | H. arthriticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Harpago arthriticus (Röding, 1798) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Description
Multiple views of the shell
The size of an adult shell varies between 110 millimetres (4.3 in) and 190 millimetres (7.5 in).
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
- 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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