WoRMS taxon details
Harpa harpa (Linnaeus, 1758)
208158 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208158)
accepted
Species
Buccinum harpa Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Harpa nobilis Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Buccinum harpa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Shells as the family H. harp, up to 8 cm, with twelve axial ribs. Colour creamy brown, crossed with thin, dark brown...
Description Shells as the family H. harp, up to 8 cm, with twelve axial ribs. Colour creamy brown, crossed with thin, dark brown bands. Columella cream with dark brown blotches; aperture white with brown markings on lip. Habitat: shallow and deep sand. Distribution: W Indian Ocean to C Pacific Ocean. Regional names: Port. Harpa verdadeira. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Harpa harpa (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208158 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Harpa nobilis Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): p. 256. [details]
original description (of Buccinum harpa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): p. 256. [details]
original description (of Buccinum harpa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Walls, J. G. (1980). <i>Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae</i>. <em>Hong Kong: TFH Publications.</em> [details]
additional source Dance S.P. & Poppe G.T. (1999). Family Harpidae. In : A Conchological Iconography. ConchBooks. 69 pp. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
subsequent type designation Rehder H.A. (1973). The family Harpidae of the world. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 3(16) : 207-274., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46313116
page(s): 237-239 [details]
additional source Dance S.P. & Poppe G.T. (1999). Family Harpidae. In : A Conchological Iconography. ConchBooks. 69 pp. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]subsequent type designation Rehder H.A. (1973). The family Harpidae of the world. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 3(16) : 207-274., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46313116
page(s): 237-239 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Shells as the family H. harp, up to 8 cm, with twelve axial ribs. Colour creamy brown, crossed with thin, dark brown bands. Columella cream with dark brown blotches; aperture white with brown markings on lip. Habitat: shallow and deep sand. Distribution: W Indian Ocean to C Pacific Ocean. Regional names: Port. Harpa verdadeira. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | true harpcommon harp | [details] |
| German | Gewöhnliche HarfenschneckeGemeine Harfenschnecke | [details] |
| Japanese | ベニオビショクコウラ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (96 publications) (from synonym Harpa nobilis Lamarck, 1822)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Harpa harpa)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Buccinum harpa Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Harpa harpa (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Central Visayas, Cebu, Olango Island, col...
To Malacopics (Harpa harpa (Linnaeus, 1758) Solomon Islands, Malaita, Ata'a, collected 1966, ex co...
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 877149 Dorsal)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Harpa nobilis Lamarck, 1822)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (96 publications) (from synonym Harpa nobilis Lamarck, 1822)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Harpa harpa)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Buccinum harpa Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Harpa harpa (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Central Visayas, Cebu, Olango Island, col...
To Malacopics (Harpa harpa (Linnaeus, 1758) Solomon Islands, Malaita, Ata'a, collected 1966, ex co...
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 877149 Dorsal)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Harpa nobilis Lamarck, 1822)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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