Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846)
(Veined Rapa Whelk)

Rapana venosa (Veined Rapa Whelk) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Rapana venosa (Veined Rapa Whelk) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRapana venosa (Veined Rapa Whelk)
FamilyMURICIDAE (a family of whelks and oyster drills)
SuperfamilyMURICOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderNEOGASTROPODA (an order of predatory gastropods)
SubclassCAENOGASTROPODA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rapana venosa (Veined Rapa Whelk)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() The Bishop Group 2011 *** Marine Aliens - Identification guide for selected marine non-native species ***(Superseded) 2nd edition, 24pp, Marine Biological Association

Rapana venosa (Veined Rapa Whelk) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rapana venosa (Veined Rapa Whelk):

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