| Harfordia harfordii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Harfordia |
| Species: | H. harfordii |
| Binomial name | |
| Harfordia harfordii (Stearns, 1871) | |
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Harfordia harfordii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
Description
The soft parts of living specimens give off a luminescent pinkish glow.
Distribution
Hope Island, British Columbia to California.
References
- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Harfordia harfordii (Stearns, 1871). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=955920 on 2020-12-01
External links
- Stearns R.E.C. (1871). Preliminary descriptions of new species of marine Mollusca from the west Coast of North America. Conchological Memoranda, No. VII. 1 page. Privately published
- Callomon P. & Snyder M.A. (2017). A new genus and nine new species in the Fasciolariidae (Gastropoda: Buccinoidea) from southern California and western Mexico. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 165(1): 55-80
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