Austroharpa learorum

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Austroharpa learorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
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[edit]

The snails have a large conch-shaped shell, cream in colour, and typically with orange flecks.

Distribution[edit]

The snails are largely found in Southern Australia, especially on the southerly coast of Western Australia.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Austroharpa learorum Hart & Limpus, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. ^ "WMSD - Worldwide mollusc species DB - Austroharpa learorum".