Oenopota harpularioides explained

Oenopota harpularioides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

The taxonomy is this species is uncertain. Relying on Tucker, the website |Gastropods.com states this species as Oenopota harpularius (Couthouy, J.P., 1838),^[1] while WoRMS states Oenopota harpularius as a synonym of Propebela harpularia (Couthouy, 1838)^[2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 19 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs on boreal and arctic seas.

Notes and References

1. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
2. Gofas, S. (2008). Propebela harpularia. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160451 on 2017-11-13