Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Scientific name Neorapana grandis | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Genus Neorapana Rank Species | |
Similar Thais nodosa, Drupa ricinus, Drupa, Thais, Dicathais | ||
Neorapana grandis is a species of large predatory tropical sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock snails.
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Distribution
This species is endemic to Ecuador, specifically to the Galapagos Islands.
Description
The shell of this species is 60 to 90 mm (2½ to 3½ inches) long, with brown scaly spiral ribbing.
References
Neorapana grandis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA