African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Rapaninae Gray, 1853

AphiaID

196295 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:196295)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subfamily

Parent

Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815

Synonymised names

Thaididae Jousseaume, 1888 · unaccepted

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Genus Amplidrupa Vermeij, 2023
Genus Drupa Röding, 1798
Genus Drupina Dall, 1923
Genus Indothais Claremont, Vermeij, S. T. Williams & D. Reid, 2013
Genus Mancinella Link, 1807
Genus Menathais Iredale, 1937
Genus Nassa Röding, 1798
Genus Neothais Iredale, 1912
Genus Phycothais K. S. Tan, 2003
Genus Pinaxia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Genus Purpura Bruguière, 1789
Genus Rapana Schumacher, 1817
Genus Reishia Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971
Genus Ricinella Schumacher, 1817
Genus Ricinula Lamarck, 1816
Genus Semiricinula E. von Martens, 1879
Genus Sistrum Montfort, 1810
Genus Stramonita Schumacher, 1817
Genus Taurasia Bellardi, 1882
Genus Thais Röding, 1798
Genus Thaisella Clench, 1947
Genus Tylothais Houart, 2017
Genus Vexilla Swainson, 1840
Genus Iopas H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Nassa Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Rapaninae Gray, 1853. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196295 on 2026-01-16

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Rapaninae Gray, 1853. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196295 on 2026-01-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-01-03 17:10:18Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2009-05-24 10:50:18Z

changed

Houart, Roland

2019-06-06 11:30:42Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

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taxonomy source Claremont, M., Vermeij, G. J., Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 66: 91–102. [Published online 28 September 2012; Code-compliant paper version published January 2013]. [details] Available for editors

basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors

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