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Rhinoclavis

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Rhinoclavis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoclavis, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3244808	https://www.gbif.org/species/3244808
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	62110	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=62110

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : Rhinoclavis

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Rhinoclavis

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Gastropoda	Cuvier 1797
order	Sorbeoconcha	Ponder and Lindberg 1997
superfamily	Cerithioidea	(Férussac 1819)
family	Cerithiidae
subfamily	Cerithiinae	Fleming 1822
genus	Rhinoclavis	Swainson 1840

Scientific Name

Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840

Name Published In

Swainson, William. 1840. Treatise on Malacology, or the natural classification of shells and shell fish. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, London.: 1-419, i-viii.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Rhinoclavis	genus	belongs to Cerithiidae	stated with evidence	Ladd, 1972
Rhinoclavis	genus	belongs to Cerithiinae	stated with evidence	Hoerle, 1972
Rhinoclavis	genus	subjective synonym of Clava	stated with evidence	Shuto, 1978
Rhinoclavis	genus	belongs to Rhinoclavinae	stated with evidence	Gründel, 1982
Rhinoclavis	genus	belongs to Cerithiidae	implied	Wilson, 1993
Rhinoclavis	genus	belongs to Cerithiidae	stated with evidence	Todd, 2001
Rhinoclavis	genus	belongs to Cerithiinae	stated with evidence	Harzhauser, 2004

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

15 (31%)

First Recorded Appearance

66.0 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene

Motility

actively mobile (based on Cerithiidae)

Vision

limited (based on Gastropoda)

Diet

grazer (based on Cerithiidae)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Gastropoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

B. Wilson. 1993. Australian Marine Shells 1

Common Name(s)

タケノコカニモリ

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoclavis

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Clava (Clava) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		3	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Clava (Clavocerithium) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		3	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Clava (Pseudovertagus) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		12	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Clava (Semivertagus) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		35	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Clava (Striovertagus) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		10	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	41.3 Ma Eocene
Rhinoclavis (Hopkinsiana) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)
Rhinoclavis (Longicerithium) subgenus	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		144	38.0 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Rhinoclavis (Proclava) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		28	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		36	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Cerithium (Vertagus) rudloffi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
Cerithium ampullosum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cerithium erectum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cerithium kachhense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cerithium orditus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cerithium plebeium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cerithium rudloffi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cerithium submelanoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cerithium voglinoi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clava alajuela ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Clava aspera species	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Clava costaricana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Clava plebeia ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		5	11.6 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Potamides djunggranganensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Potamides noetlingi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis alexandri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis ampullosa ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	28.1 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Rhinoclavis articulata species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Rhinoclavis aspera species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Rhinoclavis bituberculata species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	0.78 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Rhinoclavis bonneti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis brettinghami species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Rhinoclavis costaricana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis diadema species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis djunggranganensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis eniwetokensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis erecta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis fasciata species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Rhinoclavis floraensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis gea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis gendinganensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis kochi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	5.33 Ma Miocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Rhinoclavis leognanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis leupoldi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis longicaudata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis lowae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis marshallensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis oligoasper species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis orditus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Rhinoclavis pilsbryi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis powelli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis pulcherrima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis reinhardi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis sinensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	11.6 Ma Miocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Rhinoclavis sordidula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis staadti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis submelanoides ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	28.1 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Rhinoclavis taniae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis unisulcata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis urania species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinoclavis vertagus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Rhinoclavis voglinoi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	33.9 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Vertagus kachhensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Vertagus oligoasper ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Vertagus Schumacher, 1817	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : *Vertagus*
Ochetoclava Woodring, 1928	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : *Ochetoclava*
Semivertagus Cossmann, 1889	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : *Semivertagus*
Clava Jousseaume, 1883	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : *Clava*
Proclava Thiele, 1929	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : *Proclava*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1784	Clava Martyn
1817	Vertagus Schumacher
1840	Rhinoclavis Swainson
1895	Cerithium (Vertagus) Sacco p. 35
1925	Cerithium (Vertagus) Vredenburg p. 324
1972	Rhinoclavis Hoerle p. 12
1972	Rhinoclavis Ladd p. 33
1978	Clava Shuto p. 131
1982	Rhinoclavis Gründel p. 46
1993	Rhinoclavis Wilson p. 123

Year	Name and Author
1995	Clava Pacaud and Le Renard p. 155
1996	Rhinoclavus Le Renard p. 26
1999	Rhinoclavus Kohn and Arua p. 137
2001	Rhinoclavis Todd
2002	Clava Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Rhinoclavus Sepkoski, Jr.
2004	Rhinoclavis Harzhauser p. 116
2005	Rhinoclavis Bouchet et al. pp. 151, 248
2007	Rhinoclavis Harzhauser p. 92

References

Wilson B. (1993) , Australian Marine Shells 1

Vredenburg E. (1925) Description of Mollusca from the post-Eocene Tertiary formation of north-western India: Cephalopoda, Opisthobranchiata, Siphonostomata, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India 50 1, 1-350

Hoerle S. E. (1972) Cerithiidae and Potamididae (Mollusca: Gastropoda0 from the Chipola Formation of northwestern Florida, Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 10 1, 1-22

Ladd H. S. (1972) Cenozoic fossil mollusks from Western Pacific Islands; Gastropods (Turritellidae through Strombidae), United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 532, 1-79

Shuto T. (1978) Notes on Indonesian Tertiary and Quaternary gastropods mainly described by the late Professor K. Martin. II. Potamididae and Cerithiidae, Contributions to the Geology and Paleontology of Southeast Asia 19, 113-160

Pacaud J.-M., Le Renard J. (1995) Révision des Mollusques Paléogénes du Bassin de Paris. IV - Liste systématique actualisée, Cossmanniana 3 4, 155-187

Kohn A. J., Arua I. (1999) An Early Pleistocene molluscan assemblage from Fiji: gastropod faunal composition, paleoecology and biogeography, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 146, 99-145

Todd J. A. (2001) Systematic list of gastropods in the Panama Paleontology Project collections

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Harzhauser M. (2004) Oligocene gastropod faunas for the Eastern Mediterranean (Mesohellenic Trough/Greece and Esfahan-Sirjan Basin/Central Iran), Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 248, 93-181

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P, et al (2005) A nomenclator and classification of gastropod family-group names, Malacologia 47 1-2, 1-368

Harzhauser M. (2007) Oligocene and Aquitanian gastropod faunas from the Sultanate of Oman and their biogeographic implications for the western Indo-Pacific., Palaeontographica Abteilung A 280, 75-121

Houbrick R.S. (1978). The family Cerithiidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part 1: the genera Rhinoclavis, Pseudovertagus and Clavocerithium. Monographs of Marine Mollusca. 1: 1-130. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Bouchet et al., 2001, PaleoDB - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Bouchet et al., 2001 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Treat. Malacol., 157 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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