''Concholepas'' is a

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of medium-sized to large

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sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...

s, marine

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mollusk Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...

s in the

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Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ...

, the rock shells.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Concholepas Lamarck, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395240 on 2020-09-03

Description

The shell is ovate. The

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is large and expanded. The

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is very short and obliquely inclined towards the left side. The

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is very wide, slightly channelled anteriorly. The inner

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is flattened. The outer lip shows two small teeth in front. The only Recent species known of this genus is from

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. It lives upon the rocks and stones along the shore, and, considering the size of the foot, is, according to

D'Orbigny Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropol ...

, very inactive. The operculum is very large and thin, and is placed transversely across the hind part of the foot.Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
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Species

Species within the genus ''Concholepas'' include: * † '' Concholepas antiquata'' Tate, 1894 * † '' Concholepas camerata'' DeVries, 2000 * † '' Concholepas chirotensis'' DeVries, 2000 * '' Concholepas concholepas'' ( Bruguière, 1789) * † '' Concholepas kieneri'' Hupé, 1854 * † '' Concholepas nodosa'' Möricke, 1896 * † '' Concholepas unguis'' DeVries, 1995 ;Synonyms: * ''Concholepas (Coralliobia)'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of '' Coralliobia'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Coralliophila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 * ''Concholepas (Coralliobia) fimbriata'' A. Adams, 1853: synonym of '' Coralliophila fimbriata'' (A. Adams, 1853) * ''Concholepas cuvieri'' Deshayes, 1853: synonym of ''Concholepas concholepas'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Concholepas decipiens'' Mabille, 1886: synonym of ''Concholepas concholepas'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Concholepas densestriatus'' Mabille, 1886: synonym of ''Concholepas concholepas'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Concholepas granosus'' Mabille, 1886: synonym of ''Concholepas concholepas'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Concholepas imbricatus'' Valenciennes, 1832: synonym of ''Concholepas concholepas'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Concholepas laevigatus'' Valenciennes, 1832: synonym of ''Concholepas concholepas'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Concholepas minor'' Mabille, 1886: synonym of ''Concholepas concholepas'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Concholepas oblongus'' Reeve, 1863: synonym of ''Concholepas concholepas'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Concholepas patagonicus'' Mabille, 1886: synonym of ''Concholepas concholepas'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Concholepas peruviana'' Lamarck, 1801: synonym of ''Concholepas concholepas'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Concholepas rhombicus'' Mabille, 1886: synonym of ''Concholepas concholepas'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Concholepas similis'' Mabille, 1886: synonym of ''Concholepas concholepas'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Concholepas splendens'' Mabille, 1886: synonym of ''Concholepas concholepas'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Concholepas verucundus'' Mabille, 1886: synonym of ''Concholepas concholepas'' (Bruguière, 1789)

Life habits

These animals are predatory, like almost all the muricids.

References

* Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102

External links

Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux; Présentant leurs caractères essentiels et leur distribution, d'apres la considération de leurs rapports naturels et de leur organisation, et suivant l'arrangement établi dans les galeries du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, parmi leurs dépouilles conservées; Précédé du discours d'ouverture du Cours de Zoologie, donné dans le Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle l'an 8 de la République. Published by the author and Deterville, Paris: viii + 432 pp

Adams H. & Adams A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)

Mabille, J. (1886). Étude monographique du genre Concholepas. Annales de Malacologie, 2 (3): 261-282, pl. 3-5. Paris
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