Rapa rapa

Rapa rapa, common name the bubble turnip, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Rapa rapa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Coralliophilinae
Genus:
Rapa
Species:
R. rapa
Binomial name
Rapa rapa
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Bulla rapa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Murex rapa Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
  • Pyrula papyracea Lamarck, 1816
  • Rapa papyracea (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Rapa pellucida Röding, 1798
  • Rapa penardi Montrouzier, 1856
  • Rapa striata Röding, 1798
  • Rapa tenuis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858

Description

Rapa rapa was first described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus as Murex rapa.[2] Its shell size can range from 40 to 105 mm.[3]

Distribution

Rapa rapa is found near the Indian Ocean in locations such as Madagascar,[4] the Chagos Archipelago,[5] and the coasts of Tanzania, where it was described in 1856 by Xavier Montrouzier as Rapa penardi.[6] It is also found in the east on the coasts of China[7] and the Philippines.[8]

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References
  1. Rapa rapa . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online
  3. "Rapa rapa". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  4. Odhner, N.H.J. (1919). Contribution a la faune malacologique de Madagascar. Arkiv för Zoologi, K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien, 12(6): 1–52, 4 pl.
  5. Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43–50.
  6. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rapa penardi Montrouzier, 1856". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  7. Morton B. & Morton JE. (1983). The sea shore ecology of Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.
  8. "WoRMS - Photogallery". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  • Kilburn R.N., Marais J.P. & Marais A.P. (2010) Coralliophilinae. pp. 272–292, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
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