WoRMS

WoRMS name details

Rhinoclavis (Proclava) sordidula (A. A. Gould, 1849)

AphiaID

473151 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:473151)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted name

Rhinoclavis sordidula (A. A. Gould, 1849)

Rank

Species

Parent

Rhinoclavis (Proclava) Thiele, 1929 represented as Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840

Original name

Cerithium sordidulum A. A. Gould, 1849

Synonymised names

Cerithium (Proclava) pfefferi (Dunker, 1882) · unaccepted (chresonym)

Cerithium serratum var. sordidula A. A. Gould, 1849 · unaccepted (chresonym)

Cerithium sordidulum A. A. Gould, 1849 · unaccepted (original combination)

Clava pfefferi (Dunker, 1882) · unaccepted (chresonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Cerithium sordidulum A. A. Gould, 1849) Gould, A. A. (1849). [Descriptions of new species of shells, brought home by the U. S. Exploring Expedition]. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 3: 83-85, 89-92, 106-108, 118-121 [May 1849], 140-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870391
page(s): 119. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Rhinoclavis (Proclava) sordidula (A. A. Gould, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=473151 on 2026-08-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-04-29 14:46:22Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2014-03-29 21:10:16Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2021-12-31 16:51:25Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Cerithium sordidulum A. A. Gould, 1849) Gould, A. A. (1849). [Descriptions of new species of shells, brought home by the U. S. Exploring Expedition]. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 3: 83-85, 89-92, 106-108, 118-121 [May 1849], 140-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870391
page(s): 119. [details]

basis of record Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
page(s): 54 [details]

Other

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors