Harpa major

Scientific Name:-

Harpa major

Common Name:-

Greater harp shell

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Not evaluated

Description:-

Shell medium to large in size; broad, oval; solid; body whorl inflated; spire not much elevated; Aperture large and widely ovate; outer lip arcuate, fasciole seen bordering columella, body whorl ornamented with twelve axial ribs ending in spines on subsutural ramp; interspaces provided with fine axial striae; colour pinkish in colour; sace between ribs coloured white; columellar region dark chestnut brown in colour.

Threats:-

Not reported.

Remark:-

Babu Philip and Appukuttan (1995), Bijukumar(2012) and : Franklin and Laladhas(2014) reported the presence of this species along Kerala coast.

Habitat:-

Sub tidal sandy substrates

Synonyms:-

Harpa kawamurai Habe, 1970

References:-

Babu Philip, M. & Appukuttan, K.K. 1995. A Checklist of gastropods landed at Sakthikulangara –Neendakara area. Mar.Fish.infor.serv.T&E.ser.38:9-10
Biju Kumar, A. 2012. ‘Kerala Theerathe Kadal Jeevikal’ (Marine Animals of Kerala coast- A Field Guide). Kerala State Biodiversity Board, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 304 pp. (In Malayalam)
Franklin, J.B. and Laladhas, K.P. 2014. Marine Gastropods of Kerala. Kerala State Biodiversity Board. 186pp.

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