Oenopota harpularioides
Oenopota harpularioides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Oenopota harpularioides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Oenopota |
| Species: | O. harpularioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Oenopota harpularioides Golikov & Fedjakov in Golikov, 1987 | |
The taxonomy is this species is uncertain. Relying on Tucker, the website |Gastropods.com states this species as Oenopota harpularius (Couthouy, J.P., 1838),[2] while WoRMS states Oenopota harpularius as a synonym of Propebela harpularia (Couthouy, 1838)[3]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 19 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs on boreal and arctic seas.
References
- Oenopota harpularioides Golikov & Fedjakov in Golikov, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 August 2011.
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
- Gofas, S. (2008). Propebela harpularia. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160451 on 2017-11-13
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