- Source: Rapaninae
Rapaninae is a subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae.
This subfamily was known as Thaidinae until 1993.
Shell description
The shell is usually more or less pyriforra, and often produced anteriorly. The spire is short. The inner lip is convex and smooth. The shells of species in this subfamily typically do not have a varix, but strong axial sculpture is often present.
The operculum is ovate, blunt. The nucleus is elongate, forming the outer or hinder edge.
Genera
Genera within the subfamily Rapaninae include:
Acanthais Vermeij & Kool, 1994
Agnewia Woods, 1878
† Califrapana C. L. Powell & Houart, 2021
† Chesathais Petuch, 1988
Concholepas Lamarck, 1801
Cymia Mörch, 1860
Dicathais Iredale, 1936
Drupa Röding, 1798
Drupina Dall, 1923
† Ecphora Conrad, 1843
Indothais Claremont, Vermeij, Williams & Reid, 2013
Mancinella Link, 1807
Menathais Iredale, 1937
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
Semiricinula Martens, 1903
Stramonita Schumacher, 1817
Taurasia Bellardi, 1882
Thais Röding, 1798
Thaisella Clench, 1947
Tribulus Adams & Adams, 1853
Tylothais Houart, 2017
Vasula Mörch, 1860
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
Ricinella Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Drupa Röding, 1798
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
External links
Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California; United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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