Rhinoclavis vertagus

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Common creeper
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A Shell of Rhinoclavis vertagus.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Rhinoclavis
Species:
R. vertagus
Binomial name
Rhinoclavis vertagus
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
  • Cerithium (Rhinoclavis) vertagus(Linnaeus, 1767) (chresonym)
  • Cerithium despectumPerry, 1811 (original combination)
  • Cerithium vertagus(Linnaeus, 1767) (chresonym)
  • Clava variaHumphrey, 1797
  • Clava vertagus(Linnaeus, 1767) (chresonym)
  • Clava volvaxHumphrey, 1797
  • Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) vertagus(Linnaeus, 1767) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Murex vertagusLinnaeus, 1767
  • Strombus carminatusRöding, 1798
  • Vertagus vertagus(Linnaeus, 1767) (chresonym)
  • Vertagus vulgarisSchumacher, 1817

Rhinoclavis vertagus, common name the common creeper, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths. [1] R.vertagus is most commonly found in intertidal sand flats [2]

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Description

R. vertagus has a cone shaped shell most commonly bearing white, grey and brown colors.The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 80 mm. Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.

They are collected mainly for their shell, though occasionally eaten. [3]

Distribution

This species occurs in Australia, Philippines, [4] and in the Indo-west Pacific from east Africa to Vanuatu as a whole.

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Rhinoclavis vertagus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215122 on 2016-03-27
  2. Abbott, R.Tucker (1991). Seashells of South East Asia. Graham Brash (Pte.) Ltd ,Singapore. p. 144. ISBN   9789971492236.
  3. "Rhinoclavis vertagus (Linnaeus, 1758) Common vertagus". sealifebase.com.
  4. "Rhinoclavis vertagus [ タケノコカニモリ ]". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2009-03-19.