Veined Rapa Whelk

Veined Rapa Whelk

Purpura venosa (basionym)
Rapana marginata
Rapana pechiliensis
Rapana thomasiana

Rapana venosa, common name the veined rapa whelk or Asian rapa whelk, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or whelk, in the family Muricidae, the rock shells. This large sea snail has become an invasive species in many different localities around the world.

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