Distribution

This is the current known distribution of Rapana venosa based on occurrence data in the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, as well as distribution records in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).

Invasiveness

According to WoRMS, Rapana venosa is reported to be invasive or of concern in the following areas:

Locality	Establishment	Invasiveness
Italian part of the Adriatic Sea	alien	invasive
Ukrainian part of the Black Sea	alien	invasive
Uruguayan part of the Rio de La Plata	alien	invasive

Recent detections

	Taxon	Area	Confidence	Best hit	Reads	Names	Risk	Status	Detected	Marker
No alerts found.

Risk analyses

Area-specific risk analyses for Rapana venosa are listed below.

	Taxon	Area	Native	Introduced	Invasive	Global impact	Thermal	Priority list	Level
	Rapana venosa Mollusca > Gastropoda > Muricidae WoRMS: 140416 GISD: 691 CABI: 66682	Fiji						priority	high

Priority lists

Rapana venosa is included in the following priority lists.

Name	URL	Species	Areas
Top 25 Marine non-indigenous species for the Pacific region	https://brb.sprep.org/content/top-25-marine-non-indigenous-species-pacific-region	18	Fiji