lesser harp
Harpa amouretta Röding, 1798
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Harpa amouretta Röding, 1798
- Name authority
- Röding, 1798
- Common name
- lesser harp
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Neogastropoda
- Family
- Harpidae
- Genus
- Harpa
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
- subclassCaenogastropoda L. R. Cox, 1960
- orderNeogastropoda Wenz, 1938
- superfamilyHarpoidea Bronn, 1849
- familyHarpidae Bronn, 1849
- subfamilyHarpinae Bronn, 1849
- genusHarpa Röding, 1798
- speciesHarpa amouretta Röding, 1798
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Harpa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| articulate harpHarpa articularis Lamarck, 1822 | HarpidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harpa crenata Swainson, 1822 | HarpidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harpa kolaceki T. Cossignani, 2011 | HarpidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| large harpHarpa major Röding, 1798 | HarpidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harpa queenslandica Berschauer & Petuch, 2016 | HarpidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Harpa crassa Krauss, 1848 Krauss, 1848 | synonym |
| Harpa minor Lamarck, 1822 Lamarck, 1822 | synonym |
| Harpa solidula A. Adams, 1854 A. Adams, 1854 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.16250 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3JRQ2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.