Articulate harp
Harpa articularis
- Usual depth2–133 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Harpa articularis, common name the articulate harp shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae, the harp snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Harpa articularis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–133 m · Deepest record: 133 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Articulate harp, articulate harp
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Gegliederte Harfenschnecke
- Japanese
- コトショクコウラ
- Thai
- หอยมะเฟืองใหญ่
- Simplified Chinese
- 斑節楊桃螺
Similar species
- Lesser harp
Harpa amouretta
- 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).
- 120 open-data records from 1956 to 2022.
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