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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. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , 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. (2026). MolluscaBase. Harpa harpa (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208158 on 2026-10-03
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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. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
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]
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]
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. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]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]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]
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 Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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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 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 harp | [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 NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 877149 Ventral)
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 NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 877149 Ventral)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Harpa nobilis Lamarck, 1822)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Unreviewed
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