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.
Read more about Veined Rapa Whelk: Shell Description, Distribution, Imposex
Famous quotes containing the word veined:
“last time I saw you was the hospital
pale skull protruding under ashen skin
blue veined unconscious girl
in an oxygen tent
the war in Spain has ended long ago
Aunt Rose”
—Allen Ginsberg (b. 1926)