Harpidae

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Harpidae Higher classification Muricoidea		Superfamily Muricoidea Phylum Mollusca Rank Family

Similar Harpa, Gastropods, Harpa major, Mitridae, Fasciolariidae

Harpa major ou articularis harpidae coquillage harpe

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

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:

Harpinae

Austroharpa Finlay, 1931

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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Eocithara P. Fischer, 1883

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