species: Rhinoclavis fasciata in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Rhinoclavis fasciata


©Anne Hoggett: Rhinoclavis fasciata about 8 cm long at Lizard Island, 14 m depth, buried just under sand surface

©Anne Hoggett: Rhinoclavis fasciata about 8 cm long at Lizard Island, 14 m depth, buried just under sand surface

©Anne Hoggett: Rhinoclavis fasciata 4.5 cm long, was completely buried at Cobia Hole, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Family Cerithiidae
Genus Rhinoclavis
Species Rhinoclavis fasciata

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 9.5 cm (length according to Wilson, 1993)

Synonyms

Comments

Wilson (1993) notes that colour is extremely variable in this species.

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Behaviour

This snail is usually completely buried in sand, leaving a raised trail in its path.

Web resources

References

References that assist with identification

  • Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells: 1. Prosobranch gastropods Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.

Other references

  • Huelsken, T. (2008). Phylogenetic relationship and species identification within the Natcidae Guilding, 1834 (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda), Ph.D. thesis, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum. LIRS catalog number 1204.