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