Specimen Information

Rapana venosa
Rapana venosa
(veined rapa whelk)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID155511
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusRapana
Speciesvenosa
Common Nameveined rapa whelk
StateVA
CountyNorfolk
LocalityLower Chesapeake Bay: Little Creek/Ocean View/Buckroe Beach/Fort Monroe (Collection zone #5)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Chesapeake Bay
HUC8 Number02080101
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month3
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13058
Author:Harding, J.M., and R. Mann
Date:1999
Title:Observations on the biology of the veined rapa whelk, Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) in the Chesapeake Bay.
Journal:Journal of Shellfish Research
Volume:18
Issue:1
Pages:9-17
CommentsSee paper for maps. Figure 4. Collection Zone 5.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected185
Sizeaverage shell length = 141.8 mm


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