Reishia clavigera

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Reishia clavigera
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Three individuals of Thais clavigera with many egg masses
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Reishia
Species:
R. clavigera
Binomial name
Reishia clavigera
(Küster, 1860)
Synonyms [1]
  • Purpura clavigera Küster, 1860
  • Thais clavigera(Küster, 1860)
  • Purpura altispiralisGrabau & King, 1928
  • Purpura alveolata var. pechiliensisGrabau & King, 1928

Reishia clavigera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [2]

Contents

This species has been found to be useful as an indicator of the environmental contamination levels of arsenic, copper, and zinc.

Distribution

This is an intertidal species, found on rocky shores in Malaysia, Singapore and Indo-China; also off Japan.

Description

Reishia clavigera 01.jpg

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References

  1. Houart, R. (2015). Reishia clavigera (Küster, 1860). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397003 on 2016-05-14
  2. Reishia clavigera (Küster, 1860) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.