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Family of sea snails
This article is about Harpidae. For a genus in the family Harpidae, see
Harpa .
The Harpidae , known as the harp snails , are the members of a
taxonomic
family of large
predatory
sea snails , marine gastropod mollusks.
[2]
This family consists of the following subfamilies (according to the
taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 ):
Genera in the family Harpidae include:
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
^ (in German)
Bronn H. G. 1849. Index Palaeontologicus: Oder Übersicht der bis jetzt bekannten fossilen Organismen , II, Abt. B, Enumerator paleontologicus. Schweizerbart, Stuttgart, 972 pp. Harpidae is on the page 469.
^ Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families".
Malacologia . 47 (1–2).
^ Hughes & Emerson. (1 April) 1987.
The Veliger , 29(4):357.
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