Concholepas

Concholepas is a genus of medium-sized to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock shells.

Description

The shell is ovate. The body whorl is large and expanded. The spire is very short and obliquely inclined towards the left side. The aperture is very wide, slightly channelled anteriorly. The inner lip is flattened. The outer lip shows two small teeth in front.

The only Recent species known of this genus is from Peru. It lives upon the rocks and stones along the shore, and, considering the size of the foot, is, according to D'Orbigny, very inactive. The operculum is very large and thin, and is placed transversely across the hind part of the foot.

Species

Species within the genus Concholepas include:

• † Concholepas antiquata <small>Tate, 1894</small>
• † Concholepas camerata <small>DeVries, 2000</small>
• † Concholepas chirotensis <small>DeVries, 2000</small>
• Concholepas concholepas <small>(Bruguière, 1789)</small>
• † Concholepas kieneri <small>Hupé, 1854</small>
• † Concholepas nodosa <small>Möricke, 1896</small>
• † Concholepas unguis <small>DeVries, 1995</small>

Synonyms:

• Concholepas (Coralliobia) <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853</small> : synonym of Coralliobia <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853</small> accepted as Coralliophila <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853</small>
• Concholepas (Coralliobia) fimbriata <small>A. Adams, 1853</small>: synonym of Coralliophila fimbriata <small>(A. Adams, 1853)</small>
• Concholepas cuvieri Deshayes, 1853: synonym of Concholepas concholepas <small>(Bruguière, 1789)</small>
• Concholepas decipiens <small>Mabille, 1886</small>: synonym of Concholepas concholepas <small>(Bruguière, 1789)</small>
• Concholepas densestriatus <small>Mabille, 1886</small>: synonym of Concholepas concholepas <small>(Bruguière, 1789)</small>
• Concholepas granosus <small>Mabille, 1886</small>: synonym of Concholepas concholepas <small>(Bruguière, 1789)</small>
• Concholepas imbricatus <small>Valenciennes, 1832</small>: synonym of Concholepas concholepas <small>(Bruguière, 1789)</small>
• Concholepas laevigatus <small>Valenciennes, 1832</small>: synonym of Concholepas concholepas <small>(Bruguière, 1789)</small>
• Concholepas minor <small>Mabille, 1886</small>: synonym of Concholepas concholepas <small>(Bruguière, 1789)</small>
• Concholepas oblongus <small>Reeve, 1863</small>: synonym of Concholepas concholepas <small>(Bruguière, 1789)</small>
• Concholepas patagonicus <small>Mabille, 1886</small>: synonym of Concholepas concholepas <small>(Bruguière, 1789)</small>
• Concholepas peruviana Lamarck, 1801: synonym of Concholepas concholepas <small>(Bruguière, 1789)</small>
• Concholepas rhombicus <small>Mabille, 1886</small>: synonym of Concholepas concholepas <small>(Bruguière, 1789)</small>
• Concholepas similis <small>Mabille, 1886</small>: synonym of Concholepas concholepas <small>(Bruguière, 1789)</small>
• Concholepas splendens <small>Mabille, 1886</small>: synonym of Concholepas concholepas <small>(Bruguière, 1789)</small>
• Concholepas verucundus <small>Mabille, 1886</small>: synonym of Concholepas concholepas <small>(Bruguière, 1789)</small>

Life habits

These animals are predatory, like almost all the muricids.

References

• Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102

External links

• Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux; Présentant leurs caractères essentiels et leur distribution, d'apres la considération de leurs rapports naturels et de leur organisation, et suivant l'arrangement établi dans les galeries du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, parmi leurs dépouilles conservées; Précédé du discours d'ouverture du Cours de Zoologie, donné dans le Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle l'an 8 de la République. Published by the author and Deterville, Paris: viii + 432 pp
• Adams H. & Adams A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)
• Mabille, J. (1886). Étude monographique du genre Concholepas. Annales de Malacologie, 2 (3): 261-282, pl. 3-5. Paris