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Rapana

Rapana is a genus of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock snails.

Description

The shell of Rapana has a large body whorl, a correspondingly large aperture and a low spire. The surface is covered in a thin calcitic layer. The rachidian teeth have three large cusps but no marginal cusps, instead the outer sides of the lateral cusps on the rachidian have a comb-like region.

Species

Species within the genus Rapana include:

Synonyms:
  • Rapana bella <small>G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869</small>: synonym of Rapa rapa <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Rapana bulbosa <small>(Dillwyn, 1817)</small>: synonym of Rapana rapiformis <small>(Born, 1778)</small>
  • Rapana clathrata <small>A. Adams, 1854</small>: synonym of Coralliophila clathrata <small>(A. Adams, 1854)</small> (original combination)
  • Rapana coralliophila <small>A. Adams, 1854</small>: synonym of Coralliophila erosa <small>(Röding, 1798)</small> (junior synonym)
  • Rapana foliacea <small>Schumacher, 1817</small>: synonym of Rapana bezoar <small>(Linnaeus, 1767)</small>
  • Rapana fragilis <small>A. Adams, 1854</small>: synonym of Coralliophila erosa <small>(Röding, 1798)</small>
  • Rapana fritschi <small>E. von Martens, 1874</small>: synonym of Coralliophila fritschi <small>(E. von Martens, 1874)</small> (original combination)
  • Rapana fusiformis <small>Martens, 1902</small>: synonym of Mipus fusiformis <small>(Martens, 1902)</small> (original combination)
  • † Rapana imperialis <small>Hertlein & E. K. Jordan, 1927</small>: synonym of † Califrapana vaquerosensis <small>(Arnold, 1907)</small>
  • Rapana japonica <small>Dunker, 1882</small>: synonym of Babelomurex japonicus <small>(Dunker, 1882)</small> (original combination)
  • Rapana lischkeana <small>Dunker, 1882</small>: synonym of Babelomurex lischkeanus <small>(Dunker, 1882)</small> (original combination)
  • Rapana mira <small>Cotton & Godfrey, 1932</small>: synonym of Coralliophila mira <small>(Cotton & Godfrey, 1932)</small> (original combination)
  • † Rapana neozelanica: synonym of † Fascioplex liraecostata <small>(Suter, 1917)</small> (original combination)
  • Rapana nodosa <small>A. Adams, 1854</small>: synonym of Coralliophila nodosa <small>(A. Adams, 1854)</small> (original combination)
  • Rapana pechiliensis <small>Grabau & S. G. King, 1928</small>: synonym of Rapana venosa <small>(Valenciennes, 1846)</small>
  • Rapana pellucida <small> Bozzetti, 2008</small>: synonym of Rapa rapa <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • Rapana pontica <small>F. Nordsieck, 1968</small>: synonym of Rapana venosa <small>(Valenciennes, 1846)</small>
  • Rapana pulchella <small>A. Adams, 1854</small>: synonym of Coralliophila pulchella <small>(A. Adams, 1854)</small> (original combination)
  • Rapana rhodostoma <small>A. Adams, 1855</small>: synonym of Latirus rhodostoma <small>(A. Adams, 1855)</small> (original combination)
  • † Rapana serrai <small>Wiedey, 1928</small>: synonym of †Califrapana vaquerosensis <small>(Arnold, 1907)</small>
  • Rapana suturalis <small>(A. Adams in H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853)</small>: synonym of Coralliophila erosa <small>(Röding, 1798)</small>
  • Rapana thomasiana <small>Crosse, 1861</small>: synonym of Rapana venosa <small>(Valenciennes, 1846)</small> (synonym)
  • † Rapana waihaoensis <small>Suter, 1917</small> : synonym of † Fascioplex neozelanica <small>(Suter, 1917)</small>

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