Rapaninae
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| Rapaninae | |
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| A live Rapana venosa showing the operculum. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Rapaninae Gray[disambiguation needed  ], 1853 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Thaididae Jousseaume, 1888 |
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Rapaninae is a subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae. [1]
This subfamily was known as Thaidinae until 1993.
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[edit] Shell description
The shells of species in this subfamily typically do not have a varix, but strong axial sculpture is often present.
[edit] Genera
Genera within the subfamily Rapaninae include:
- Acanthais Vermeij & Kool, 1994
- Agnewia Tenison Woods, 1878
- Concholepas Lamarck, 1801
- Cymia Mörch, 1860
- Dicathias Iredale, 1936
- Drupa Röding, 1798
- Drupella Thiele, 1925
- Mancinella Mancinella Link, 1807
- Nassa Röding, 1798
- Neorapana Cooke, 1918
- Neothais Iredale, 1912
- Phycothais Tan, 2003
- Pinaxia H. Adams & A. 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 H. Adams & A. 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 H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
- Cuma Swainson, 1840 : synonym of Cymia Mörch, 1860
- Cumopsis Rovereto, 1899 : synonym of Cymia Mörch, 1860
- Iopas H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of Nassa Röding, 1798
- Menathais Iredale, 1937 : synonym of Thais (Thalessa) H. & A. 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 H. Adams & A. 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
[edit] References
- ^ Houart, R. (2011). Rapaninae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196295 on 2011-03-01
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