Molluscan Publications - Rapa Whelk (Rapana venosa)
Harding, J. M., M. A. Unger, E. A. Jestel & R. Mann. 2017. Sex and site-specific trends in veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa ) tributyltin bioaccumulation: considerations for biomonitoring, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 97 Issue 7 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315416000849
Harding, J. M., & R. Mann. 2016. Habitat Disturbance Combined with Life History Traits Facilitate Establishment of Rapana venosa in the Chesapeake Bay, Journal of Shellfish Research 35(4), 885-910, https://doi.org/10.2983/035.035.0417 Harding, J. M., M. A. Unger, R. Mann, E. A. Jestel, and C. Kilduff. 2013. Rapana venosa as an indicator species for tributyltin exposure over decadal and seasonal scales . Marine Biology. DOI 10.1007/s00227-013-2292-7
Harding, J.M., W. M. Walton, C. M. Trappani, M. G. Frick and R. Mann. 2011. Sea turtles as potential dispersal vectors for non-indigenous species; The Veined Rapa Whelk as an Epibiont of Loggerhead Sea Turtles . Southeastern Naturalist. 10(2): 233-244
Harding, J.M., Mann, R., Moeller, P. & Hsia, M. 2009. Mortality of the veined rapa whelk, Rapana venosa , in relation to a bloom of Alexandrium monilatum in the York River, United States . Journal of Shellfish Research. 28(2): 363-367.
Harding, J.M., Gera, S.M. & Mann, R. 2008. Radula morphology in veined rapa whelks, Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846)(Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Chesapeake Bay, USA . The Nautilus. 122(4):217-227.
Harding, J.M., Mann, R. & C. Kilduff. 2008. Influence of environmental factors and female size on reproductive output in an invasive temperate marine gastropod Rapana venosa (Muricidae) . Marine Biology. 155(6): 571-581.
Harding, J.M., Kingsley-Smith, P., Savini, D., & R. Mann. 2007. Comparison of predation signatures left by Atlantic oyster drills (Urosalpinx cinerea Say, Muricidae) and veined rapa whelks (Rapana venosa Valenciennes, Muricidae) in bivalve prey . Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 352(2007): 1-11.
Harding, J.M., Mann, R. & C. W. Kilduff. 2007. The effects of female size on fecundity in a large marine gastropod Rapana venosa (Muricidae) . Journal of Shellfish Research. 26(1): 33-42.
Harding, J.M. 2006. Growth and development of veined rapa whelk Rapana venosa veligers . Journal of Shellfish Research. 25(3):941-946.
Harding, J.M. & R. Mann. 2005. Veined rapa whelk Rapana venosa range extensions in the Virginia waters of Chesapeake Bay, USA . Journal of Shellfish Research. 24(2): 381-385.
Harding, J.M. 2003. Predation by blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus , on rapa whelks, Rapana venosa : possible natural controls for an invasive species ? Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 297(2): 161-177.
Harding, J.M. & R. Mann. 1999. Observations on the biology of the veined rapa whelk, Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) in the Chesapeake Bay . Journal of Shellfish Research. 18(1): 9-17.
ICES. 2004. Alien Species Alert: Rapana Venosa (veined whelk). Edited by Roger Mann, Anna Occhipinti, and Juliana M. Harding. ICES Cooperative Research Report No. 264. 14 pp. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.5471
Mann, R. 2022. Revisiting Rapana venosa in Hampton Roads as TBT abates , technical report to Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species (MAPAIS).
Mann, R., Harding, J.M. & E. Westcott. 2006. Occurrence of imposex and seasonal patterns of gametogenesis in the invading veined rapa whelk Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) from Chesapeake Bay, USA . Marine Ecology Progress Series. 310:129-138. Mann, R. & J.M. Harding. 2003. Salinity tolerance of larval Rapana venos a : Implications for dispersal and establishment of an invading predatory gastropod on the North American Atlantic coast . Biological Bulletin. 204: 96-103. Mann, R. & J.M. Harding. 2000. Invasion of the North American Atlantic coast by a large predatory Asian mollusc . Biological Invasions. 2:7-22. Savini, D., J. M. Harding, & R. Mann. 2002. Rapa whelk Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) predation rates on hard clams Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758) . Journal of Shellfish Research. 21(2). 777-779. Southworth, et al. 2022. Revisiting Rapana venosa in Hampton Roads, Chesapeake Bay as TBT Abates, Poster, National Shellfisheries Association, San Diego, CA, March 2022.
