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Taxonomy
Family:
HARPIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> [unassigned] Neogastropoda (Superfamily)
> Harpidae (Family)
> Harpa (Genus)
> amouretta (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Harpalis Link, 1807
Synonymised Names:
=Harpa crassa F. Krauss, 1848
=Harpa minor Lamarck, 1822
Images: Harpa amouretta Röding, 1798
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Taxonomy
Family:
HARPIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> [unassigned] Neogastropoda (Superfamily)
> Harpidae (Family)
> Harpa (Genus)
> amouretta (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Harpalis Link, 1807
Synonymised Names:
=Harpa crassa F. Krauss, 1848
=Harpa minor Lamarck, 1822
Details: Harpa amouretta Röding, 1798
Size/Grows to:
Height 65mm
Distribution:
South Africa - E. Africa, Indo-West Pacific, Kermadec Islands, from 20-25m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
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References and Publications
  • Brook, F.J., Marshall, B.A. 1998 The coastal molluscan fauna of the northern Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 28 (p.226)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil