Harpa harpa (Linnaeus, 1758)
True harp
photo by Coltro, Marcus

Family:  Harpidae (harp shells)
Max. size:  7.5 cm ShH (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 13 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: from East and South Africa, to eastern Polynesia; north to Japan and Hawaii, and south to New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Length based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference. Minimum depth assumed from its ecology. Lower intertidal fringe and sublittoral to shelf zones (Ref. 349).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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