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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Harpidae
Harpa major Röding, 1798
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Harpialis major auct.
Harpa major Röding, 1798
Harpa grandiformis Perry, 1811
Harpa vulgaris Schumacher, 1817
Buccinum harpa Wood, 1818
Harpa conoidalis Lamarck, 1822
Harpa ligata Menke, 1828
Harpa ventricosa var. conoidalis Kiener, 1835
Harpa striatula A. Adams, 1854
Harpa kawamurai Habe in Habe & Kosuge, 1970
Harpa kawamurai Habe, 1973
Common Name
Greater Harp shell p.202 Coleman, N. 1981.
Distribution
Berkhout, 1992: "...from the east coast of Africa to Hawaii and the Marquesas Islands and from Australia to Japan."
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Maldives
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Yemen
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E): Tamil Nadu
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman and Nicobar
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Chagos Archipelago
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Taiwan
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.43
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.105
Keywords
depth: subtidal [ 7-20m
]
habitat: sand [ flat sandy areas
]
References
Hinton, A. 1972. p.42 Distribution
Kay, E.A. 1979. p.284 Secondary source
Matsukuma, A. & Okutani, T. 1986. p.6 General reference
Poppe, G.T. & Brulet, T. 1999. pl.22 Distribution
Rehder, H.A. 1973. p.245, pl. 183, pl. 188, figs 8-11; pl 214 [ illustration, description, distribution, synonymy, type data, records
] General reference
Satyamurti, S.T. 1952. p.196 Distribution
Wilson, B. 1994. p.137 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Volutoidea
Harpidae Bronn, 1849
Harpa Röding, 1798
Harpa major Röding, 1798
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=12675) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-07-31.