Rapaninae
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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.
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[2]
- 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Tan, K.S. (2003). "Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of some southern Australia and New Zealand Muricidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda)". Journal of Natural History. 37 (8): 911–1028. doi:10.1080/00222930110120610.
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