Obelisk Creeper Snail (species: Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) sinensis) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) sinensis
Obelisk Creeper Snail


©Ria Tan: Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) sinensis

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) sinensis about 4 cm long from Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island.

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) sinensis about 4 cm long from Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Neotaenioglossa
Family Cerithiidae
Genus Rhinoclavis
Species Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) sinensis
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 7 cm (length according to Wilson, 1993)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) sinensis

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References

  • Robertson, R. (1981). List of shell-bearing mollusks observed and collected at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Tryonia, 4: 1-32. LIRS catalog number 403.
  • Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.