Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846)
(Veined Rapa Whelk)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Rapana venosa (Veined Rapa Whelk)
Family	MURICIDAE (a family of whelks and oyster drills)
Superfamily	MURICOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
Order	NEOGASTROPODA (an order of predatory gastropods)
Subclass	CAENOGASTROPODA (a subclass of molluscs)
Class	GASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
Phylum	MOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
Superphylum	LOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Rapana venosa is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Mollusca)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
()	The Bishop Group	2011	* Marine Aliens - Identification guide for selected marine non-native species *(Superseded)	2nd edition, 24pp, Marine Biological Association

Rapana venosa (Veined Rapa Whelk) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NEOGASTROPODA
(an order of predatory gastropods)

GASTROPODA
(slugs and snails)

MOLLUSCA
(slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rapana venosa (Veined Rapa Whelk)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rapana venosa (Veined Rapa Whelk)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Rapana venosa is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)