Morum harpaforme is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Harpidae. The species was formally described in 1929 by malacologists Arthur William Baden Powell and John Bartrum. It is known only from fossil records and thus represents a prehistoric member of the genus Morum (subgenus Oniscidia).
Taxonomic classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Gastropoda
- Subclass: Caenogastropoda
- Order: Neogastropoda
- Superfamily: Muricoidea
- Family: Harpidae
- Subfamily: Moruminae
- Genus: Morum (subgenus Oniscidia)
- Species: †Morum harpaforme
Nomenclature
The binomial authority is credited to Powell & Bartrum, 1929. A synonym recorded in taxonomic databases is Morum (Oniscidia) harpaforme Powell & Bartrum, 1929.
Paleontological context
As a fossil species, M. harpaforme contributes to the understanding of Harpidae evolution and the diversity of neogastropod mollusks in prehistoric marine environments. Specific details on its geological age, geographic distribution, or morphological characteristics are not extensively documented in readily available sources.
References
- Wikipedia contributors. “Morum harpaforme.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed via r.jina.ai mirror of the article, which summarizes taxonomic data from the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) and MolluscaBase.