Rapana
Rapana is a genus of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock snails.
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| A live but retracted individual of Rapana venosa showing the operculum, anterior end of the shell towards the upper left in this image. From the Black Sea, 2008 | |
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| Genus: | Rapana H. C. F. Schumacher, 1817[1] |
Species
Species within the genus Rapana include:
- Rapana bezoar (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Rapana pellucida Bozzetti, 2008
- Rapana rapiformis (Born, 1778)
- Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846)[2]
References
- Schumacher H. C. F. (1817). Ess. Vers test. 65: 214.
- Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) Zugriff über World Register of Marine Species am 9.01.2011 um 18.30 Uhr
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