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Veined Rapa Whelk
Rapana venosa
Released through ballast water; predator of hard clams but will also consume soft clams and oysters
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Additional Resources
arrow Fact Sheet. USGS
arrow Rapana venosa. Global Invasive Species Database, ISSG.org
Rapa Whelk
photo credit: Julie Harding, VIMS
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