Rapaninae | |
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A live Rapana venosa showing the operculum. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
Family: | Muricidae |
Subfamily: |
Rapaninae Gray, 1853 |
Genera | |
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Synonyms | |
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Rapaninae is a subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae.
This subfamily was known as Thaidinae until 1993.
The shells of species in this subfamily typically do not have a varix, but strong axial sculpture is often present.
Genera within the subfamily Rapaninae include: