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Family: Harpidae harp shells



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29 species (see list below)
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Austroharpa mikeharti
[]

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Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 6 cm ShH
Harpa amouretta Röding, 1798

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Harpa amouretta
[Harp shell]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SHL
Harpa articularis Lamarck, 1822

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Harpa articularis
[Articulate harp]
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Harpa cabriti
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Harpa doris
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Harpa gracilis
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm ShH
Harpa harpa (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Harpa harpa
[True harp]

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm ShH
Harpa kajiyamai Rehder, 1973

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Harpa kajiyamai
[]

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Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm ShH
Harpa major (Röding, 1798)

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Harpa major
[Major harp]
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Morum amabilis
[]
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Max. Length 2.2 cm DL
 
Morum bayeri
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Morum clatratum
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Morum damasoi
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Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 5.4 cm DL
Morum dennisoni (Reeve, 1842)

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Morum dennisoni
[Dennison morum]

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm ShH
Morum grande (Adams, 1855)

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Morum grande
[Giant morum]

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Western Atlantic Ocean

Morum lamarckii (Deshayes, 1844)

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Morum lamarckii
[Rose-mouth morum]
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Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
 
Morum lindae
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Morum macdonaldi
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Morum mariaodeteae
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Max. Length 2.8 cm DL
 
Morum matthewsi
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Morum morrisoni
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
Morum oniscus (Linnaeus, 1767)

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Morum oniscus
[Atlantic morum]
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Morum ponderosum
[Heavy morum]
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Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Morum purpureum
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Morum roseum
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Morum strombiforme
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Morum teramachii
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Morum uchiyamai
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Morum watanabei
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Austroharpa mikeharti 2020
Harpa amouretta Harp shell Indo-Pacific. 6 ShH 1798
Harpa articularis Articulate harp Indo-West Pacific 11 SHL 1822
Harpa cabriti Western Central Pacific 1816
Harpa doris Eastern Atlantic. 1798
Harpa gracilis Eastern Central Pacific 1829
Harpa harpa True harp Indo-Pacific 7.5 ShH 1758
Harpa kajiyamai Western Central Pacific 7 ShH 1975
Harpa major Major harp Indo-Pacific. 10 ShH 1798
Morum amabilis Western Central Pacific 1973
Morum bayeri Western Atlantic. 2.2 DL 2001
Morum clatratum Eastern Central Pacific 2002
Morum damasoi Eastern Central Pacific 2020
Morum dennisoni Dennison morum Western Atlantic. 5.4 DL 1842
Morum grande Giant morum Western Central Pacific 7 ShH 1855
Morum lamarckii Rose-mouth morum Western Atlantic Ocean 1844
Morum lindae Western Atlantic. 3.5 DL 1987
Morum macdonaldi Eastern Central Pacific 1981
Morum mariaodeteae Eastern Central Pacific 2020
Morum matthewsi Western Atlantic. 2.8 DL 1967
Morum morrisoni Western Atlantic. 2020
Morum oniscus Atlantic morum Western Atlantic. 2.5 DL 1767
Morum ponderosum Heavy morum Central Pacific. 1858
Morum purpureum Western Atlantic. 3 DL 1798
Morum roseum Eastern Central Pacific 2002
Morum strombiforme Western Atlantic. 2.5 DL 1842
Morum teramachii Western Central Pacific 1961
Morum uchiyamai Western Central Pacific 1961
Morum watanabei Western Central Pacific 1981



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