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Rapaninae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Subfamily

Superfamily
  
Muricoidea

Higher classification
  
Muricidae

Rapaninae

Lower classifications
  
Rapana, Stramonita haemastoma, Dicathais, Concholepas concholepas, Plicopurpura pansa

Rapaninae is a subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae.

Contents

This subfamily was known as Thaidinae until 1993.

Shell description

The shells of species in this subfamily typically do not have a varix, but strong axial sculpture is often present.

Genera

Genera within the subfamily Rapaninae include:

  • Acanthais Vermeij & Kool, 1994
  • Agnewia Woods, 1878
  • Concholepas Lamarck, 1801
  • Cymia Mörch, 1860
  • Dicathais Iredale, 1936
  • Drupa Röding, 1798
  • Drupella Thiele, 1925
  • Drupina Dall, 1923
  • Mancinella Link, 1807
  • Nassa Röding, 1798
  • Neorapana Cooke, 1918
  • Neothais Iredale, 1912
  • Phycothais Tan, 2003
  • Pinaxia Adams & Adams, 1853
  • Plicopurpura Cossmann, 1903
  • Purpura Bruguière, 1789
  • Rapana Schumacher, 1817
  • Reishia Kuroda & Habe, 1971
  • Ricinella Schumacher, 1817
  • Semiricinula Martens, 1903
  • Stramonita Schumacher, 1817
  • Taurasia Bellardi, 1882
  • Thais Röding, 1798
  • Tribulus Adams & Adams, 1853
  • Vexilla Swainson, 1840
    • Genera brought into synonymy 
  • Canrena Link, 1807 : synonym of Drupa Röding, 1798
  • Conchopatella Herrmannsen, 1847 : synonym of Concholepas Lamarck, 1801
  • Conchulus Rafinesque, 1815 : synonym of Concholepas Lamarck, 1801
  • Conothais Kuroda, 1930 : synonym of Pinaxia Adams & Adams, 1853
  • Cuma Swainson, 1840 : synonym of Cymia Mörch, 1860
  • Cumopsis Rovereto, 1899 : synonym of Cymia Mörch, 1860
  • Iopas Adams & Adams, 1853 : synonym of Nassa Röding, 1798
  • Menathais Iredale, 1937 : synonym of Thais (Thalessa) H. & Adams, 1853
  • Microtoma Swainson, 1840 : synonym of Plicopurpura Cossmann, 1903
  • Patellipurpura Dall, 1909 : synonym of Plicopurpura Cossmann, 1903
  • Pentadactylus Mörch, 1852 : synonym of Drupa Röding, 1798
  • Planithais Bayle in Fischer, 1884 : synonym of Tribulus Adams & Adams, 1853
  • Provexillum Hedley, 1918 : synonym of Vexilla Swainson, 1840
  • Purpura Röding, 1798 : synonym of Trunculariopsis Cossmann, 1921
  • Purpurella Dall, 1872 : synonym of Plicopurpura Cossmann, 1903
  • Ricinula Lamarck, 1816 : synonym of Drupa Röding, 1798
  • Simplicotaurasia Sacco, 1890 : synonym of Taurasia Bellardi, 1882
  • Sistrum Montfort, 1810 : synonym of Drupa Röding, 1798

    • References

    Rapaninae Wikipedia
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