Biology:Rapana bezoar

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Rapana bezoar
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Rapana bezoar Linnaeus, 1767
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Rapana
Species:
R. bezoar
Binomial name
Rapana bezoar
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum bezoar Linnaeus, 1767
  • Rapana foliacea Schumacher, 1817
  • Volema pheata Röding, 1798

Rapana bezoar is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

Distribution

R. bezoar is found in the Indo-West Pacific in warm water at depths of 25-37 meters.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7293852 entry