Harpa major
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Harpa major, common name large harp,,or major harp, is a species
of large predatory sea snail
, a marine gastropod mollusks in the family Harpidae
, the harp snails and their allies. The average adult reaches 3 1/2 inches and the shells have a ovate body with a heavily calloused spire. The columella, or the lower portion of the inside coil, has dark brown coloring.
Harpa major Röding, 1798 is considered as a synonym for Harpa davidis
Röding, 1798 in the World Register of Marine Species
(2009).
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of large predatory sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
, a marine gastropod mollusks in the family Harpidae
Harpidae
Harpidae, common name the harp snails, is a taxonomic family of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.- Subfamilies and genera :...
, the harp snails and their allies. The average adult reaches 3 1/2 inches and the shells have a ovate body with a heavily calloused spire. The columella, or the lower portion of the inside coil, has dark brown coloring.
Harpa major Röding, 1798 is considered as a synonym for Harpa davidis
Harpa davidis
Harpa davidis, common name the Madras harp, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae, the harp snails....
Röding, 1798 in the World Register of Marine Species
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
(2009).