Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Caenogastropoda
Ordo: Littorinimorpha
Superfamilia: Stromboidea
Familia: Strombidae
Genus: Harpago
Species: H. arthritica – H. chiragra
Name
Harpago Mörch, 1852 [?should be Adams, 1854]
References
Harpago at Gastropods com
Harpago is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[2]
Harpago ('grappling iron') is also a term used in insect morphology for the distal end of a genital clasper.
Species
Species within the genus Harpago include:
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
 |
Harpago arthriticus (Röding, 1798) | Indian Ocean along the Aldabra Atoll, Kenya, Madagascar, the Maldives, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, the Seychelles and Tanzania |
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Harpago chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758) | Indo-Pacific, ranging from the Aldabra Atoll, Chagos, Mauritius, Mozambique, Sri Lanka and the Gulf of Bengal to eastern Polynesia |
References
Wikispecies has information related to Harpago.
Sepkoski, J. J. Jr. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 95.
Harpago Mörch, 1852. WoRMS (2009). Harpago. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531658 on 23 April 2011 .
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