Rapana venosa
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Rapana venosa, common name the veined rapa whelk or Asian rapa whelk, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or whelk, in the family Muricidae, the rock shells.
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Rapana venosa | |
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A live individual of Rapana venosa retracted into the shell, with the operculum closing the aperture | |
Five views of a shell of R. venosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Rapana |
Species: | R. venosa |
Binomial name | |
Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Purpura venosa Valenciennes, 1846 (basionym) |
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This large sea snail has become an invasive species in many different localities around the world.