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Harpa davidis

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

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| image_caption = Five views of a shell of Harpa davidis

| taxon = Harpa davidis

| authority = Röding, 1798

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| synonyms =

  • Harpa conoidalis Lamarck, 1822
  • Harpa major Röding, 1798
  • Harpa nablium Mörch, 1852
  • Harpa ventricosa Lamarck, 1816

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Harpa davidis, common name the Madras harp or David harp, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae, the harp snails.{{WRMS species|208157|Harpa davidis Röding, 1798||25 April 2010}}

Distribution

This species is widespread over Indo-Pacific, from eastern Africa to Hawaii and it is present in the South Eastern India and in the Andaman Sea.[https://www.gbif.org/species/5727294 GBIF]{{cite web | url=https://eol.org/pages/3049260/details | title=Harpa davidis | publisher=Encyclopedia of Life | accessdate=13 January 2019 }}

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Habitat

The Madras harp lives on sublittoral and offshore sandy bottoms at depths of 5 to 250 m.

Description

Shells of Harpa davidis can reach a size of {{convert|60|-|119|mm}}.{{Gastropods.com|key=7|id=1047|title=Harpa davidis|access-date=12 January 2019}} These shells are usually smoothy and glossy, pale brown or reddish-brown, with strong axial ribs, a wide aperture and characteristic decorative markings. The ventral side of body whorl usually shows two-three large brown blotches,[ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/w7191e/w7191e53.pdf FAO – Horse conchs, spindle shells]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} but may also be completely brown.

Bibliography

  • Hughes, R.N. and W.K. Emerson. 1987. Anatomical and taxonomic characteristics of
  • HarpaandMorum(Neogastropoda: Harpaidae). Veliger, 29(4):349–358.
  • Rehder, H.A. 1973. The family Harpidae of the world. Indo-Pac. Moll., 3(16):207–274.
  • Walls, J.G. 1977. Another viewpoint on the living harps. The Pariah, 4:1–4.
  • Walls, J.G. 1980. Conchs, tibias, and harps. T.F.H., Reigate, 191

References

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External links

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  • {{Gastropods.com|key=7|id=1047|title=Harpa davidis|access-date=16 January 2019}}

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davidis

Category:Gastropods described in 1798

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