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.[2]
Concholepas (Coralliobia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of Coralliobia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Coralliophila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Concholepas (Coralliobia) fimbriata A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Coralliophila fimbriata (A. Adams, 1853)
Concholepas cuvieri Deshayes, 1853: synonym of Concholepas concholepas (Bruguière, 1789)
Concholepas decipiens Mabille, 1886: synonym of Concholepas concholepas (Bruguière, 1789)
Concholepas densestriatus Mabille, 1886: synonym of Concholepas concholepas (Bruguière, 1789)
Concholepas granosus Mabille, 1886: synonym of Concholepas concholepas (Bruguière, 1789)
Concholepas imbricatus Valenciennes, 1832: synonym of Concholepas concholepas (Bruguière, 1789)
Concholepas laevigatus Valenciennes, 1832: synonym of Concholepas concholepas (Bruguière, 1789)
Concholepas minor Mabille, 1886: synonym of Concholepas concholepas (Bruguière, 1789)
Concholepas oblongus Reeve, 1863: synonym of Concholepas concholepas (Bruguière, 1789)
Concholepas patagonicus Mabille, 1886: synonym of Concholepas concholepas (Bruguière, 1789)
Concholepas peruviana Lamarck, 1801: synonym of Concholepas concholepas (Bruguière, 1789)
Concholepas rhombicus Mabille, 1886: synonym of Concholepas concholepas (Bruguière, 1789)
Concholepas similis Mabille, 1886: synonym of Concholepas concholepas (Bruguière, 1789)
Concholepas splendens Mabille, 1886: synonym of Concholepas concholepas (Bruguière, 1789)
Concholepas verucundus Mabille, 1886: synonym of Concholepas concholepas (Bruguière, 1789)
Life habits
These animals are predatory, like almost all the muricids.
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
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