Lesser harp
Harpa amouretta
- Usual depth1–20 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and April
- How commonRare
About this species
Harpa amouretta, common name the lesser harp, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae, the harp snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Harpa amouretta”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
Loading the map
Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–20 m · Deepest record: 20 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Lesser harp, lesser harp, minor harp
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- ヒメショクコウラ
- Thai
- หอยมะเฟืองเล็ก
- Simplified Chinese
- 小楊桃螺
Other scientific names: Harpa crassa, Harpa minor, Harpa solidula
Similar species
- Articulate harp
Harpa articularis
- Madras harp
Harpa davidis
- Common harp
Harpa harpa
- Large harp
Harpa major
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 294 open-data records from 1822 to 2012.
Log what you see on your next dive
The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.