Harpidae

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 <small>Bronn, 1849</small>
• † Cryptochordinae <small>Korobkov, 1955</small>
• Moruminae <small>Hughes & Emerson, 1987</small>

Genera in the family Harpidae include:

Genus † Asiaharpa <small>Raven, 2021</small>

Harpinae

• Austroharpa <small>Finlay, 1931</small>
• † Eocithara <small>P. Fischer, 1883</small>
• Harpa <small>Röding, 1798</small> - type genus of the family Harpidae
• Harpalis <small>Link, 1807</small>: synonym of Harpa Röding, 1798
• Palamharpa <small>Iredale, 1931</small>: synonym of Austroharpa Finlay, 1931

† Cryptochordinae

• † Cryptochorda <small>Mörch, 1858</small> - type genus of the subfamily Cryptochordinae

Moruminae

• Morum <small>Röding, 1798</small> - 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

References

External links

• 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