Propebela harpularia

Propebela harpularia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.^[1]

Propebela harpularia
Image of a shell of Propebela harpularia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Propebela
Species:	P. harpularia
Binomial name
Propebela harpularia (Couthouy, 1838)
Synonyms[1]
Fusus harpularius Couthouy, 1838 (original combination) Bela harpularia (Couthouy, 1838) Oenopota harpularia (Couthouy, 1838) Oenopota harpularius (Couthouy, 1838) Pleurotoma harpularia Herzenstein, 1885 Tritonium roseum Lovén, S.L., 1846

The taxonomy is this species is uncertain. Relying on Tucker, the website |Gastropods.com states this species as Oenopota harpularius (Couthouy, J.P., 1838),^[2] while WoRMS states Oenopota harpularius as a synonym of Propebela harpularia (Couthouy, 1838)^[3]

Description

The characters of this species are very variable. Usually, the ribs are 14–16 in number, but some specimens have as many as 20. The colour is always red, or brownish. The interspaces between the ribs, round the angulated part of the body whorl, are concavely excavated. There transverse sculpture appears without being interrupted by the carina.^[4]

Distribution

This species occurs in arctic and boreal seas.