Harpago arthriticus
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| Harpago arthriticus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Harpago |
| Species: | H. arthriticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Harpago arthriticus (Röding, 1798)
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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]
Description
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The size of an adult shell varies between 110 millimetres (4.3 in) and 190 millimetres (7.5 in).
Distribution
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
External links
[edit]- "Harpago chiragra arthritica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 23 April 2011.