Harpa costata

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| image_caption = Apertural view of a shell of Harpa costata (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)

| taxon = Harpa costata

| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)

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  • Buccinum costatum Linnaeus, 1758
  • Harpa costata laetifica Melvill, 1916
  • Harpa laetifica Melvill, 1916
  • Harpa multicostata G.B. Sowerby I, 1822

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Harpa costata, common name the ribbed harp, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae, the harp snails.{{WRMS species|208159|Harpa costata (Linnaeus, 1758)||2 September 2010}}

Description

The size of the shell varies between 60 mm and 110 mm.

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Distribution

This species is found in the western Indian Ocean, particularly Mauritius and Rodrigues Island.

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Category:Gastropods described in 1758

Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus

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