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Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840

137762 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137762)

  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)
accepted
Genus
Murex vertagus Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Rhinoclavis vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767) (type by subsequent designation)
Cerithiinae J. Fleming, 1822
Cerithium (Clava) Jousseaume, 1883 · unaccepted > junior homonym (not Clava Gmelin, 1788...)  
not Clava Gmelin, 1788 [Cnidaria]
Cerithium (Rhinoclavis) Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Cerithium (Semivertagus) Cossmann, 1889 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cerithium (Vertagus) Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Clava Jousseaume, 1883 · unaccepted > junior homonym (invalid: not Clava Gmelin, 1788...)  
invalid: not Clava Gmelin, 1788 [Cnidaria]
Clava (Clava) Jousseaume, 1883 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Clava (Proclava) Thiele, 1929 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Clava (Semivertagus) Cossmann, 1889 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Clava (Striovertagus) Chavan, 1949 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Proclava Thiele, 1929 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Rhinoclavis (Longicerithium) Houbrick, 1978 · alternative representation
Rhinoclavis (Proclava) Thiele, 1929 · alternative representation
Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) Swainson, 1840 · alternative representation
Rhinoclavis (Semivertagus) Cossmann, 1889 · alternative representation
Rhinoclavis (Striovertagus) Chavan, 1949 † · alternative representation
Semivertagus Cossmann, 1889 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Semivertagus (Striovertagus) Chavan, 1949 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
Striovertagus Chavan, 1949 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
Vertagus Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)  
invalid: junior homonym of Vertagus Link, 1807

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  1. Species Rhinoclavis alexandri (Tomlin, 1923)
  2. Species Rhinoclavis articulata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  3. Species Rhinoclavis aspera (Linnaeus, 1758)
  4. Species Rhinoclavis bituberculata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866)
  5. Species Rhinoclavis brettinghami Cernohorsky, 1974
  6. Species Rhinoclavis diadema Houbrick, 1978
  7. Species Rhinoclavis fasciata (Bruguière, 1792)
  8. Species Rhinoclavis kochi (R. A. Philippi, 1848)
  9. Species Rhinoclavis longicaudata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  10. Species Rhinoclavis pilsbryi (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1961)
  11. Species Rhinoclavis sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)
  12. Species Rhinoclavis sordidula (A. A. Gould, 1849)
  13. Species Rhinoclavis superbus Poppe & Tagaro, 2026
  14. Species Rhinoclavis taniae Cecalupo, 2008
  15. Species Rhinoclavis vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767)
  16. Subgenus Rhinoclavis (Aluco) Link, 1807 accepted as Pseudovertagus Vignal, 1904 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
    1. Subgenus Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) Woodring, 1928 accepted as Ochetoclava Woodring, 1928 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) gemmata (Hinds, 1844) accepted as Ochetoclava gemmata (Hinds, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      2. Species Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) kochi (R. A. Philippi, 1848) accepted as Rhinoclavis kochi (R. A. Philippi, 1848) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Subgenus Rhinoclavis (Pseudovertagus) Vignal, 1904 accepted as Pseudovertagus Vignal, 1904 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Rhinoclavis abbasi Thach, 2022 accepted as Clavocerithium taeniatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      2. Species Rhinoclavis aluco (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Pseudovertagus aluco (Linnaeus, 1758)
      3. Species Rhinoclavis asper accepted as Rhinoclavis aspera (Linnaeus, 1758) (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet)
      4. Species Rhinoclavis gemmata (Hinds, 1844) accepted as Ochetoclava gemmata (Hinds, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      5. Species Rhinoclavis mountfordae Cotton, 1964 accepted as Rhinoclavis fasciata (Bruguière, 1792) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      6. Species Rhinoclavis nobilis (Reeve, 1848) accepted as Pseudovertagus nobilis (Reeve, 1848)
      7. Species Rhinoclavis obeliscus (Bruguière, 1792) accepted as Rhinoclavis sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)
      8. Species Rhinoclavis pulchra (A. Adams, 1855) accepted as Rhinoclavis brettinghami Cernohorsky, 1974 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Cerithium pulchrum C. B. Adams, 1852; Rhinoclavis brettinghami is a replacement name)
      9. Subgenus Rhinoclavis (Longicerithium) Houbrick, 1978 represented as Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840
        1. Species Rhinoclavis (Longicerithium) longicaudata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) represented as Rhinoclavis longicaudata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
        2. Species Rhinoclavis (Longicerithium) taniae Cecalupo, 2008 represented as Rhinoclavis taniae Cecalupo, 2008
      10. Subgenus Rhinoclavis (Proclava) Thiele, 1929 represented as Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840
        1. Species Rhinoclavis (Proclava) ophioderma (T. Habe, 1968) accepted as Cerithium ophioderma (T. Habe, 1968) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
        2. Species Rhinoclavis (Proclava) kochi (R. A. Philippi, 1848) represented as Rhinoclavis kochi (R. A. Philippi, 1848)
        3. Species Rhinoclavis (Proclava) sordidula (A. A. Gould, 1849) represented as Rhinoclavis sordidula (A. A. Gould, 1849)
      11. Subgenus Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) Swainson, 1840 represented as Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840
        1. Species Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) articulata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) represented as Rhinoclavis articulata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
        2. Species Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) aspera (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Rhinoclavis aspera (Linnaeus, 1758)
        3. Species Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) bituberculata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866) represented as Rhinoclavis bituberculata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866)
        4. Species Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) brettinghami Cernohorsky, 1974 represented as Rhinoclavis brettinghami Cernohorsky, 1974
        5. Species Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) diadema Houbrick, 1978 represented as Rhinoclavis diadema Houbrick, 1978
        6. Species Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) fasciata (Bruguière, 1792) represented as Rhinoclavis fasciata (Bruguière, 1792)
        7. Species Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) sinensis (Gmelin, 1791) represented as Rhinoclavis sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)
        8. Species Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767) represented as Rhinoclavis vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767)
      12. Subgenus Rhinoclavis (Semivertagus) Cossmann, 1889 represented as Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840
        marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
        recent + fossil
        Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
        page(s): 157, 315 [details] 
        MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137762 on 2026-08-08
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        2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
        created
        Gofas, Serge
        2006-09-28 06:51:36Z
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        Martinez, Olga
        2010-11-01 13:33:31Z
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        Gofas, Serge
        2018-05-02 18:00:41Z
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        Bouchet, Philippe
        2021-08-18 20:11:33Z
        changed
        Marshall, Bruce

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        Nomenclature

        original description Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
        page(s): 157, 315 [details] 

        original description (of Vertagus Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
        page(s): 68, 227 [details] 

        original description (of Semivertagus (Striovertagus) Chavan, 1949 †) Chavan A. (1949 ["1948"]). Nouveaux genres et sous-genres de Mollusques. <em>Compte-Rendu Sommaire des Séances, Société Géologique de France.</em> 1948(16): 352–354., available online at https://archive.org/details/bull-societe-geologique-de-france-lettre-semestrielle_1948_15-16/page/352/mode/2up
        page(s): 353; note: as subgenus of Semivertagus Cossmann, 1889 [details] 

        original description (of Clava Jousseaume, 1883) Jousseaume, F. (1883). [no title]. <em>Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France.</em> 8: xli., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11227308 [details] 

        original description (of Cerithium (Proclava) Thiele, 1929) Thiele, J. (1929-1935). Handbuch der systematischen Weichtierkunde. Jena, Gustav Fischer, 1154 pp. Vol. 1 part 1: 1-376 [between 4 September and 21 October 1929]; Vol. 1 part 2: 377-778 [before 31 October 1931]; Vol. 2 part 3: 779-1022 [before 19 January 1934]; Vol. 2 part 4: i-iv, 1023-1154, i-vi for volume 1 [before 27 March 1935]. (look up in IMIS)
        page(s): 212 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

        original description (of Cerithium (Semivertagus) Cossmann, 1889) Cossmann, M. (1889). Catalogue illustré des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris. <em>Annales de la Société Royale Malacologique de Belgique.</em> 24: 3-381, pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5502754
        page(s): 28 (94 in reprint); note: as "section" of Cerithium Bruguière, 1789 [details] 

        original description (of Rhinoclavis (Longicerithium) Houbrick, 1978) Houbrick, R. S. (1978). The family Cerithiidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part 1: the genera <i>Rhinoclavis</i>, <i>Pseudovertagus</i> and <i>Clavocerithium</i>. <em>Monographs of Marine Mollusca.</em> 1: 1-130.
        page(s): 85 [details] 

        basis of record Houbrick, R. S. (1978). The family Cerithiidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part 1: the genera <i>Rhinoclavis</i>, <i>Pseudovertagus</i> and <i>Clavocerithium</i>. <em>Monographs of Marine Mollusca.</em> 1: 1-130. [details] 

        		 
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        Grammatical gender feminine, from Latin noun clavis, a key [details]
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        Japanese ヒメカニモリ亜属 [from synonym]タケノコカニモリ属タケノコカニモリ亜属 [from synonym]  [details]
        To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Clava) (from synonym Clava Jousseaume, 1883)
        To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhinoclavis) 
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