See text Rapaninae is a subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae.

The shell is usually more or less pyriforra, and often produced anteriorly.

The shells of species in this subfamily typically do not have a varix, but strong axial sculpture is often present.

The nucleus is elongate, forming the outer or hinder edge.

[2] Genera within the subfamily Rapaninae include: