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:Rapana bezoar Rapana rapiformis Rapana venosa
;Synonyms:Rapana bella G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869: synonym of Rapa rapa Rapana bulbosa : synonym of Rapana rapiformis Rapana clathrata A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Coralliophila clathrata Rapana coralliophila A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Coralliophila erosa Rapana foliacea Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Rapana bezoar Rapana fragilis A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Coralliophila erosa Rapana fritschi E. von Martens, 1874: synonym of Coralliophila fritschi Rapana fusiformis Martens, 1902: synonym of Mipus fusiformis