Species List for Subfamily: Rapaninae
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Rapaninae (Subfamily)

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Agnewia tritoniformis (Blainville, 1832)
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Adamsia typica Dunker, 1857, =
Agnewia nautica Thornley, 1952, =
Purpura tritoniformis Blainville, 1832, =
Purpura tritoniformis var. levidensis Kesteven, 1902
Height 29mm, Width 16mm, Marine
Northland to Bay of Plenty. Also Australia, Queensland to SA and Tasmania
A Dicathais orbita (Gmelin, 1791)
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Buccinum orbita Gmelin, 1791, =
Dicathais aegrota (Reeve, 1846), =
Dicathais scalaris (Menke, 1829), =
Dicathais textilosa (Lamarck, 1816), =
Dicathais vector Thornley, 1952, =
Haustrum ventricosum Kaicher, 1980, =
Neothais scalaris (Menke, 1829), =
Polytropa succincta (Lamarck, 1816), =
Purpura aegrota Reeve, 1846, =
Purpura scalaris Menke, 1829, =
Purpura succincta Lamarck, 1816, =
Purpura textilosa Lamarck, 1816, =
Thais orbita (Gmelin, 1791), =
Thais textilosa (Lamarck, 1816)
Height 110mm, Width 70mm, White Rock Shell, Cart Rut Shell, Marine
Northland to northern South Island and Chatham Islands. Also Australia and Lord Howe Island
KACM Neothais smithi (Brazier, 1889)
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Purpura bollonsi Suter, 1906, =
Purpura smithi Brazier, 1889, =
Purpura striata bollonsi Suter, 1906
Height 34mm, Width 22mm, Marine
Northland east coast to Mayor Island, Bay of Plenty. Also Lord Howe, Norfolk and Kermadec Islands
KA Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846)
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Purpura venosa Valenciennes, 1846, =
Rapana marginata Valenciennes, 1846, =
Rapana pechiliensis Grabau & S. G. King, 1928, =
Rapana pontica F. Nordsieck, 1968, =
Rapana thomasiana Crosse, 1861
Height 118mm, Width 85mm, Marine, Not found living in NZ waters
In cray pots off Cape Maria van Diemen
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