Harpa amouretta Lesser Harp

Harpa amouretta is commonly referred to as Lesser Harp. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

11373 

AphiaID:

208165 

Scientific:

Harpa amouretta 

German:

Kleine Harfenschnecke 

English:

Lesser Harp 

Category:

Lumache 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Harpidae (Family) > Harpa (Genus) > amouretta (Species) 

Initial determination:

Röding, 1798 

Occurrence:

Australia, East Africa, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Israel, Kenya, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Zealand, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Réunion , Somalia, South-Africa, Tansania, the Seychelles 

Sea depth:

0 - 3 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky reefs, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rubble floors, Sandy sea floors, Tidal channels, Intertidal channels, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

1.57" - 2.36" (4,5cm - 6cm) 

Temperature:

26,2 °F - 29,4 °F (26,2°C - 29,4°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crustaceans, Hermit crabs, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Harpa amouretta
  Kleine Harfenschnecke
• 
  Harpa articularis
  Harfenschnecke
• Harpa cabriti
• 
  Harpa costata
  Gerippte Harfenschnecke
• Harpa crenata
• Harpa davidis
• 
  Harpa doris
  Rosenharfe
• Harpa goodwini
• Harpa gracilis
• 
  Harpa harpa
  Gewöhnliche Harfenschnecke, Gemeine Harfenschnecke, Noble Harfenschnecke
• 
  Harpa kajiyamai
  Kajiyams Harfe
• Harpa kolaceki
• 
  Harpa major
  Große Harfenschnecke, Davids Harfe
• Harpa queenslandica
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-02-01 19:51:05 

Last edit:

2023-12-14 20:41:47 

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