Harpidae

Harpidae
A live individual of Harpa major
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Harpidae Bronn, 1849
Genera
See text

The Harpidae, known as the harp snails, are the members of a taxonomic family of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.

This family is temporarily classified in the superfamily Neogastropoda incertae sedis.

Subfamilies and genera

This family consists of the following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):

• Harpinae Bronn, 1849
• † Cryptochordinae Korobkov, 1955
• Moruminae Hughes & Emerson, 1987

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

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  Cryptochorda stromboides
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  Harpa davidis
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  Morum cancellatum
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  Un harpidae vivant.

References

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• Ladd, H.S. (1977). Cenozoic fossil mollusks from western Pacific islands; Gastropods (Eratoidae through Harpidae). U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. 533: i–iv, 1–84, pls 1–23 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.