Mid-Atlantic Invaders Tool

veined rapa whelk

Rapana venosa

(Valenciennes, 1846)

Taxon, Habit: Mollusk, Muricoidea

Habitat: Aquatic

U.S. Nativity: Introduced

Species Synonym(s): None

Common Name(s): None

Family: Muricidae

Family Synonym(s): None

Native Range (GRIN):

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Indicator

Amy Benson, U.S. Geological Survey

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Amy Benson, U.S. Geological Survey

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Amy Benson, U.S. Geological Survey

N/A

Juliana M. Harding, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Indicator

Amy Benson, U.S. Geological Survey

Egg

Juliana M. Harding, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

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Amy Benson, U.S. Geological Survey

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Amy Benson, U.S. Geological Survey

Distribution Map (EDDMapS)

Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Caenogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Rapana
Subject: Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846)