Harpa

Harpa, common name the "harp snails", is a genus of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Harpidae.

Harpa
A live individual of Harpa major
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Harpidae
Subfamily: Harpinae
Genus: Harpa
Röding, 1798
Type species
Buccinum harpa
Synonyms

Harpalis Link, 1807

Harpa is the type genus of the family Harpidae.

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