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Rhinoclavis vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767)

215122  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215122)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order)
  7. Cerithioidea (Superfamily)
  8. Cerithiidae (Family)
  9. Cerithiinae (Subfamily)
  10. Rhinoclavis (Genus)
  11. Rhinoclavis vertagus (Species)
accepted
Species
Cerithium vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted (chresonym)
Vertagus vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1225 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Rhinoclavis vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215122 on 2026-01-12
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Rhinoclavis vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215122 on 2026-01-12
Date
action
by
1997-02-22 16:55:09Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2010-04-30 06:01:06Z
changed
Tran, Bastien
2014-04-03 17:48:44Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2026-01-12 14:40:10Z
changed
Nielsen, Sven

original description (of ) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1225 [details] 

basis of record Abbott, R. T. & Dance, S. P. (1986). <i>Compendium of sea shells</i>. American Malacologists, Inc: Melbourne, Florida. [details] 

additional source Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Hasegawa K. (2017). Family Cerithiidae. Pp. 788-793, in: T. Okutani (ed.), <i>Marine Mollusks in Japan</i>, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp. [details] 

additional source Kiel, S.; Espi, J.; Tai, L.; Zuschin, M.; Hautmann, M. (2025). Paleontology of the Early Pliocene Kairuku Limestone of Yule Island, Papua New Guinea - Part 1: Introduction, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. <em>Bulletin of Geosciences.</em> 100(3): 271-318., available online at http://www.geology.cz/bulletin/contents/art1941
page(s): 277, fig. 5A-B; note: Pliocene fossil record [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications) (from synonym Cerithium vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To Conchology (Rhinoclavis vertagus ALBINO) 
To Conchology (Rhinoclavis vertagus ALBINO) 
To Conchology (Rhinoclavis vertagus ALBINO) 
To Conchology (Rhinoclavis vertagus FREAK) 
To Conchology (Rhinoclavis vertagus FREAK) 
To Conchology (Rhinoclavis vertagus FREAK) 
To Conchology (Rhinoclavis vertagus) 
To Conchology (Rhinoclavis vertagus) 
To Conchology (Rhinoclavis vertagus) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhinoclavis vertagus) 
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) 
To Malacopics (Rhinoclavis vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767) Indonesia, Maluku, Maluku, Kai Kecil, Pantai ... 
To Malacopics (Rhinoclavis vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767) Solomon Islands, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767))
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