| Rapana rapiformis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Rapana |
| Species: | R. rapiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rapana rapiformis (Born, 1778) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Rapana rapiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]
A distinctive shell, up to 7 cm, with a low spire, a large body whorl and a wide aperture. The spire whorls show deep sutures and moderate-sized tubercles (2-3 rows of tubercles on the body whorl, most prominent on shoulder). The colour of the shell is mottled orange, brown and cream. The aperture is white. [1]
This species occurs in deep water on sand in the Western Indian Ocean, the Red Sea to Gulf of Oman
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