Harpa major

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Harpa major
A live individual of Harpa major
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Harpidae
Subfamily: Harpinae
Genus: Harpa
Species: H. major
Binomial name
Harpa major
Röding, 1798
Synonyms[1]
  • Harpa conoidalis Lamarck, 1822
  • Harpa kawamurai Habe, 1973
  • Harpa ligata Menke, 1828

Harpa major, common name large harp,[1] or major harp,[2] is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusks in the family Harpidae, the harp snails and their allies. The average adult reaches 3 1/2 inches and the shells have a ovate body with a heavily calloused spire. The columella, or the lower portion of the inside coil, has dark brown coloring.[2]

Shell top, and whole animal of Harpa major

Harpa major Röding, 1798 is considered as a synonym for Harpa davidis Röding, 1798 in the World Register of Marine Species (2009).[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 WoRMS (2009). Harpa major Röding, 1798. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208166 on 2 September 2010
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Encyclopedia of Shells 1998 Kenneth R. Wye

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