Harpidae
Family of sea snails
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The Harpidae, known as the harp snails, are the members of a taxonomic family of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.[2]
| Harpidae | |
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| A live individual of Harpa major | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Harpidae Bronn, 1849[1] |
| Genera | |
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This family is temporarily classified in the superfamily Neogastropoda incertae sedis. [3]
Subfamilies and genera
This family consists of the following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):
Genera in the family Harpidae include:
- Genus † Asiaharpa Raven, 2021
- Harpinae
- Austroharpa Finlay, 1931
- † Eocithara P. Fischer, 1883
- Harpa Röding, 1798 - type genus of the family Harpidae
- Harpalis Link, 1807: synonym of Harpa Röding, 1798
- Palamharpa Iredale, 1931: synonym of Austroharpa Finlay, 1931
- † Cryptochordinae
- † Cryptochorda Mörch, 1858 - type genus of the subfamily Cryptochordinae
- Moruminae
- Morum Röding, 1798 - type genus of the subfamily Moruminae
- Cancellomorum Emerson & Old, 1963: synonym of Morum Röding, 1798
- Herculea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858: synonym of Morum (Herculea) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 represented as Morum Röding, 1798
- Lambidium Link, 1807: synonym of Morum Röding, 1798
- Onimusiro Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971: synonym of Morum Röding, 1798
- Oniscia G. B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of Morum Röding, 1798
- Oniscidia Mörch, 1852: synonym of Morum (Oniscidia) Mörch, 1852 represented as Morum Röding, 1798
- Pulchroniscia Garrard, 1961: synonym of Morum (Oniscidia) Mörch, 1852 represented as Morum Röding, 1798
Cryptochorda stromboides
Un harpidae vivant.
