The Harpidae, known as the harp snails, are the members of a taxonomic family of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
This family is temporarily classified in the superfamily Neogastropoda incertae sedis. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Harpidae Bronn, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196294 on 2024-09-10
Subfamilies and genera This family consists of the following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005): Harpinae Bronn, 1849 † Cryptochordinae Korobkov, 1955 Moruminae Hughes & Emerson, 1987Hughes & Emerson. (1 April) 1987. The Veliger, 29(4):357.
Genera in the family Harpidae include: Genus † Asiaharpa Raven, 2021 Harpinae Austroharpa Finlay, 1931 † Eocithara P. Fischer, 1883 Harpa Röding, 1798 - type genus of the family Harpidae Harpalis Link, 1807: synonym of Harpa Röding, 1798 Palamharpa Iredale, 1931: synonym of Austroharpa Finlay, 1931
† Cryptochordinae † Cryptochorda Mörch, 1858 - type genus of the subfamily Cryptochordinae
Moruminae Morum Röding, 1798 - type genus of the subfamily Moruminae Cancellomorum Emerson & Old, 1963: synonym of Morum Röding, 1798 Herculea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858: synonym of Morum (Herculea) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 represented as Morum Röding, 1798 Lambidium Link, 1807: synonym of Morum Röding, 1798 Onimusiro Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971: synonym of Morum Röding, 1798 Oniscia G. B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of Morum Röding, 1798 Oniscidia Mörch, 1852: synonym of Morum (Oniscidia) Mörch, 1852 represented as Morum Röding, 1798 Pulchroniscia Garrard, 1961: synonym of Morum (Oniscidia) Mörch, 1852 represented as Morum Röding, 1798
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Ladd, H.S. (1977). Cenozoic fossil mollusks from western Pacific islands; Gastropods (Eratoidae through Harpidae). U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. 533: i–iv, 1–84, pls 1–23