species: Rapa rapa in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Rapa rapa


©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: A beach washed and fouled shell of Rapa rapa about 5.5 cm diameter from the Loomis Reef and Research Station area, Lizard Island.

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: A beach washed and fouled shell of Rapa rapa about 5.5 cm diameter from the Loomis Reef and Research Station area, Lizard Island.

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: A beach washed and fouled shell of Rapa rapa about 5.5 cm diameter from the Loomis Reef and Research Station area, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Neogastropoda
Family Muricidae
Genus Rapa
Species Rapa rapa

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

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Distinguishing features

Thin, bulbous shell with a very low spire. These snails live embedded in the base of soft corals and are rarely seen (Wilson, 1994).

Size

  • Up to 9 cm (Length according to Wilson, 1994)

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Distribution


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