=Purpura venosa Valenciennes, 1846 =Rapana marginata Valenciennes, 1846 =Rapana pechiliensis Grabau & S. G. King, 1928 =Rapana pontica F. Nordsieck, 1968 =Rapana thomasiana Crosse, 1861
Details: Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846)
Size/Grows to:
Height 118mm, Width 85mm
Distribution:
In cray pots off Cape Maria van Diemen
Geographical Range:
A
Notes:
Marine, Not found living in NZ waters
Distribution Map
References and Publications
Powell, A.W.B. 1979New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.172)
Powell, A.W.B. 1974 New Zealand Molluscan Systematics with Descriptions of New Species: Part 8, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 11 (p.204)
Key to Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species.
They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island