| Harpinae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Harpidae |
| Subfamily: | Harpinae Bronn, 1849 |
Harpinae is a subfamily of sea snails within the family Harpidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Animal: The head and tentacles are exposed. The eyes are conspicuous and developed. The mantle is simple, enclosed, without a tapering appendage in front. The foot is large, flat, not reflexed on the sides of the shell.
Operculum none.
Shell: The shell is ventricose. The whorls are ribbed. The inner lip is simple anteriorly. [7]
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