African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Rhinoclavis alexandri (Tomlin, 1923)

AfReMaS taxon details

Rhinoclavis alexandri (Tomlin, 1923)

AphiaID

605551 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:605551)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840

Original name

Cerithium alexandri Tomlin, 1923

Environment

marine

Original description

(of ) Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1923). On South African marine Mollusca with descriptions of several new species. Journal of Conchology. 17 (2): 40–52., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63099214
page(s): 48, fig. 1. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Rhinoclavis alexandri (Tomlin, 1923). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605551 on 2026-01-20

Regional species database citation

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 alexandri (Tomlin, 1923). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605551 on 2026-01-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-07-11 02:08:44Z

created

Rosenberg, Gary

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original description (of ) Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1923). On South African marine Mollusca with descriptions of several new species. Journal of Conchology. 17 (2): 40–52., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63099214
page(s): 48, fig. 1. [details]

basis of record Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 40 [details]

additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 18. [details]