''Neorapana grandis'' is a
species of large
predatory tropical sea snail
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
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mollusks in the family
Muricidae, the rock snails.
[Rosenberg, G. (2012). Neorapana grandis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405034 on 2012-06-11]
Distribution
This species is
endemic to
Ecuador, specifically to the
Galapagos Islands.
Description
The shell of this species is 60 to 90 mm (2½ to 3½ inches) long, with brown scaly spiral ribbing.
References
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A. Myra Keen
Angeline Myra Keen (1905–1986) was an American malacologist and invertebrate paleontologist. She was an expert on the evolution of marine mollusks. With a PhD in psychology. Keen went from being a volunteer, identifying shells at Stanford, and ...
, Sea shells of tropical west America, 1971, Stanford University Press, Stanford, California
Muricidae
Endemic gastropods of the Galápagos Islands
Galápagos Islands coastal fauna
Gastropods described in 1835
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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