WoRMS name details
Rapana (Latiaxis) Swainson, 1840
1470588 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1470588)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Subgenus
Pyrula mawae J. E. Gray, 1833 accepted as Latiaxis mawae (Gray, 1833) (type by monotypy)
- Species Rapana (Latiaxis) fortuni A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Mipus eugeniae (Bernardi, 1853) (junior synonym)
- Species Rapana (Latiaxis) fusiformis E. von Martens, 1902 accepted as Mipus fusiformis (E. von Martens, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Rapana (Latiaxis) nodosa A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Coralliophila nodosa (A. Adams, 1854) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Rapana (Latiaxis) rhodostoma A. Adams, 1855 accepted as Latirus rhodostoma (A. Adams, 1855) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Latiaxis Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 82-83, 306 [details]
page(s): 82-83, 306 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Rapana (Latiaxis) Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1470588 on 2025-11-10
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(of Latiaxis Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 82-83, 306 [details]
page(s): 82-83, 306 [details]
