Harfordia harfordii explained

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.

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

Notes and References

1. 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