Concholepas
| Concholepas | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Rapaninae |
| Genus: | Concholepas Lamarck, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Concholepas peruviana Lamarck, 1801 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.