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Harpidae
A live individual of Harpa major
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Harpidae

Bronn, 1849[1]
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Harpidae, common name the harp snails, is a taxonomic family of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.[2]

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:

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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References

  1. ^ Template:De icon 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.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Hughes & Emerson. (1 April) 1987. The Veliger, 29(4):357.