Rhinoclavis sinensis

Rhinoclavis sinensis
A shell of Rhinoclavis sinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Cerithiidae
Genus:	Rhinoclavis
Species:	R. sinensis
Binomial name
Rhinoclavis sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms [1]
Cerithium (Aluco) obeliscus(Bruguière, 1792) Cerithium (Rhinoclavis) cedonulliG.B. Sowerby II, 1855 Cerithium (Vertagus) sinensis(Gmelin, 1791) Cerithium cedonulliG.B. Sowerby II, 1855 Cerithium obeliscus(Bruguière, 1792) Cerithium obeliscusBruguière, 1792 Clava (Clava) sinensis(Gmelin, 1791) Clava obeliscus(Bruguière, 1792) Clava sinensis(Gmelin, 1791) Murex obeliscusBruguière, 1792 Murex sinensisGmelin, 1791 Rhinoclavis obeliscus(Bruguière, 1792) Rhinoclavis sinensis(Gmelin, 1791) Strombus muricatusRöding, 1798 Vertagus cedonulli(G.B. Sowerby II, 1855) Vertagus chinensisDunker, 1882 Vertagus obeliscus(Bruguière, 1792)

Rhinoclavis sinensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cerithiidae. ^[1]

Distribution

Gulf of Aden, Socotra, Somalia, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and the Persian Gulf.

References

1. Rhinoclavis sinensis (Gmelin, 1791) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 May 2010.

External links

• Photos of Rhinoclavis sinensis in the Sealife Collection