Rhinoclavis

Rhinoclavis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.^[2]

Rhinoclavis
Apertural view of a shell of Rhinoclavis vertagus.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Cerithiidae
Subfamily:	Cerithiinae
Genus:	Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms[2]
Cerithium (Semivertagus) Cossmann, 1889 Clava Fabricius, 1823 Ochetoclava Woodring, 1928 Vertagus Schumacher, 1817

This species is of medium to large size, measuring between 2 and 3½ inches. It has a sturdy and thick body with a regular conical spire that is very high and turreted. The whorls are almost flat, and the suture is only weakly incised. The almond-shaped aperture has a slightly tapered lip, but it is never sharp.^[3]

Occurrence

Species in this genus occur throughout the Indo-Pacific, the Marshall Islands, the Solomon Islands, the Philippines, Australia and the Gulf of Aqaba. These deposit-feeding gastropods can be found in clearer shallow water in coral reefs, preferring sandy to muddy bottoms.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WORMS), Rhinoclavis consists of the following subgenera and species:^[2]

• Rhinoclavis alexandri (Tomlin, 1923)
• Rhinoclavis pilsbryi (Kuroda & Habe, 1961)
• Rhinoclavis taniae Cecalupo, 2008
• Rhinoclavis (Longicerithium) Houbrick, 1978
  • Rhinoclavis (Longicerithium) longicaudatum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
• Rhinoclavis (Proclava) Thiele, 1929
  • Rhinoclavis (Proclava) kochi (Philippi, 1848)
  • Rhinoclavis (Proclava) sordidula (Gould, 1849)
• Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) Swainson, 1840
  • Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) articulata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  • Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) aspera (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) bituberculata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1866)
  • Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) brettinghami Cernohorsky, 1974
  • Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) diadema Houbrick, 1978
  • Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) fasciata (Bruguière, 1792)
  • Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Species brought into synonymy

• Rhinoclavis aluco (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Pseudovertagus aluco (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Rhinoclavis articulata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850): synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) articulata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
• Rhinoclavis asper: synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) aspera (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Rhinoclavis aspera (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) aspera (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Rhinoclavis bituberculata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1866): synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) bituberculata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1866)
• Rhinoclavis brettinghami Cernohorsky, 1974: synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) brettinghami Cernohorsky, 1974
• Rhinoclavis diadema Houbrick, 1978: synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) diadema Houbrick, 1978
• Rhinoclavis fasciata (Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) fasciata (Bruguière, 1792)
• Rhinoclavis mountfordae Cotton, 1964: synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) fasciata (Bruguière, 1792)
• Rhinoclavis nobilis (Reeve, 1855): synonym of Pseudovertagus nobilis (Reeve, 1855)
• Rhinoclavis obeliscus (Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)
• Rhinoclavis pulchra (A. Adams in G.B. Sowerby II, 1855): synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) brettinghami Cernohorsky, 1974
• Rhinoclavis sordidula (Gould, 1849): synonym of Rhinoclavis (Proclava) sordidula (Gould, 1849)