Harpovoluta charcoti explained

Harpovoluta charcoti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 75 mm.

Distribution

Harpovoluta charcoti is widely found in and around Antarctica/sub-Antarctic or Southern Ocean.^{[1] [2]}

References

• Lamy, E. 1910. Mission dans l'Antarctique dirigé par M. le Dr. Charcot (1908–1910): Collections recueillies par M. le Dr. Jacques Liouville: Gastropodes prosobranches et scaphopodes. Bulletin Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 16: 318–324
• Thiele, Johannes. "Die antarktischen schnecken und muscheln." Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition (1901–1903) 13 (1912): 183–286
• Dell, R.K. 1990. Antarctic Mollusca: with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand 27: 1–311
• Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.

External links

• • Harpovoluta charcoti (Lamy, 1910). Accessed through: De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds.) (2012) The SCAR-MarBIN Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS).
• MNHN, Paris: syntype

Notes and References

1. Web site: Harpovoluta charcoti. Australian Antarctic Data Center. 2007.
2. Web site: The gastropod-symbiotic sea anemone genus. Scientia Marina. 2008.