Neothais harpa
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Neothais |
| Species: | N. harpa
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| Neothais harpa (Conrad, 1837)
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Neothais harpa, formerly known as Purpura harpa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]Shell sizes vary from medium to large. Known for raised spires and strong sculpture with spiral ridges.[1] Sizes range from 20-29mm.[citation needed] Usually multi-colored ranging in colors from light brown to a dark brown complimenting a dark color within the shell. Known as a non-broadcast spawner. Functional group indicated is benthos.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Neothais harpa is endemic to Hawaii in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean. Found in marine environments, typically benthic and tropical. Commonly found basalt shorelines of the windward islands. Life cycle does not include trochophore stage. . Non-threatening to human life. Feeding type is a predatory Uncommon shell.
Human use
[edit]Used in lei and possibly bait, unconfirmed.
Further reading
[edit]- Kay, E. Alison. A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands : Selected Readings II. University of Hawaii Press, 1994.
- Henderson, Junius. “ The Nautilus.” Conchological Notes from the Hawaiian Islands, vol. 40, 1927, pp. 80–82., https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523215#page/96/mode/1up. Accessed 26 Feb. 2023.
- Kay, E. Alison, and Olive Schoenberg-Dole. Shells of Hawai’i. University of Hawaii Press, 1991.
- Kay, E. Alison. A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands : Selected Readings II. University of Hawaii Press, 1994.
- Osorio, C. and V. Cantuarias 1989 Vertical distribution of mollusks on the rocky intertidal of Easter Island. Pacific Science 3(4):302-315.
- Poppe, Guido. “MURICIDAE.” Conchology, Conchology, Inc, 2018, https://www.conchology.be/?t=27&family=MURICIDAE&species=Neothais+harpa
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Neothais harpa (Conrad, 1837). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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