Neothais harpa

Neothais harpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Neothais
Species:	N. harpa
Binomial name
Neothais harpa (Conrad, 1837)
Synonyms[1]
Purpura harpa Conrad,1837

Neothais harpa, formerly known as Purpura harpa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

Shell sizes vary from medium to large. Known for raised spires and strong sculpture with spiral ridges.^[1] Sizes range from 20-29mm.^{[citation needed]} Usually multi-colored ranging in colors from light brown to a dark brown complimenting a dark color within the shell. Known as a non-broadcast spawner. Functional group indicated is benthos.

Neothais harpa is endemic to Hawaii in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean. Found in marine environments, typically benthic and tropical. Commonly found basalt shorelines of the windward islands. Life cycle does not include trochophore stage. . Non-threatening to human life. Feeding type is a predatory Uncommon shell.

Used in lei and possibly bait, unconfirmed.

• Kay, E. Alison. A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands : Selected Readings II. University of Hawaii Press, 1994.
• Henderson, Junius. “ The Nautilus.” Conchological Notes from the Hawaiian Islands, vol. 40, 1927, pp. 80–82., https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523215#page/96/mode/1up. Accessed 26 Feb. 2023.
• Kay, E. Alison, and Olive Schoenberg-Dole. Shells of Hawai’i. University of Hawaii Press, 1991.
• Kay, E. Alison. A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands : Selected Readings II. University of Hawaii Press, 1994.
• Osorio, C. and V. Cantuarias 1989 Vertical distribution of mollusks on the rocky intertidal of Easter Island. Pacific Science 3(4):302-315.
• Poppe, Guido. “MURICIDAE.” Conchology, Conchology, Inc, 2018, https://www.conchology.be/?t=27&family=MURICIDAE&species=Neothais+harpa

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