Rapaninae is a subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae.
This subfamily was known as Thaidinae until 1993.
The shells of species in this subfamily typically do not have a varix, but strong axial sculpture is often present.
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
