Rapana
Introduction '''''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:* ''Rapana bezoar''  (Linnaeus, 1767)* ''Rapana rapiformis''  (Born, 1778)* ''Rapana venosa''  (Valenciennes, 1846);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)
References
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