Concholepas
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| Two live individuals of Concholepas concholepas, the one on the left has been turned over to show the under surface of the large muscular foot | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Rapaninae |
| Genus: | Concholepas Lamarck, 1801 |
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Concholepas is a genus of medium-sized to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock shells.
Species
Species within the genus Concholepas include:
- Concholepas bezoar
- Concholepas bulboza
- Concholepas concholepas (Bruguière, 1789)
- Concholepas kieneri
Life habits
These animals are predatory, like almost all the muricids.
References
- ↑ P., Houart (2009). "World Register of Marine Species". Retrieved 23 March 2010.
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