Neorapana grandis explained

Neorapana grandis is a species of large predatory tropical sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock snails.^[1]

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

• A. Myra Keen, Sea shells of tropical west America, 1971, Stanford University Press, Stanford, California

Notes and References

1. 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