Species Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) brettinghami Cernohorsky, 1974
Beautiful Creeper
- Cerithium pulchrum Sowerby, G.B. 1855. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 2(16) 847-899, pls 176-186. [852, pl. 177, fig. 25] [junior homonym; not Cerithium pulchrum C.B. Adams, 1852].
Type data:
Lectotype 197421, Coral Bay, Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia. - Rhinoclavis brettinghami Cernohorsky, W.O. 1974. The taxonomy of some Indo-Pacific Mollusca with description of a new species. Part 2. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 11: 121-142, 38 figs [121-123, fig. 1-2].
Generic Combinations
- Rhinoclavis pulcher (Sowerby, 1865). —
Cotton, B.C. 1952. Family Cerithiidae. Royal Society of South Australia Malacological Section 2: 4 pp. [no2;1, fig. 3] - Clava pulchra ('A. Adams', 1887). —
Hedley, C. 1907. The Mollusca of Mast Head Reef, Capricorn Group, Queensland, part II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 32: 476–513, pls 16–21 [481]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Cerithium (Vergatus) pulchrum Sowerby, 1855. —
Tryon, G.W. (ed.) 1887. Solariidae, Ianthinidae, Trichotropidae, Scalariidae, Cerithiidae, Rissoidae, Littorinidae. Manual of Conchology. Philadelphia : G.W. Tryon Vol. 9 488 pp., 71 pls. [149, pl. 27, fig. 42] - Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) brettinghami Cernohorsky, 1974. —
Houbrick, R.S. 1978. The family Cerithiidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part I. The genera Rhinoclavis, Pseudovertagus and Clavocerithium. Monographs of Marine Mollusca 1: 1-130 [59]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [123, pl. 16; fig. 7 a-b]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Papua New Guinea.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, rock reef.
General References
Houbrick, R.S. 1978. The family Cerithiidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part I. The genera Rhinoclavis, Pseudovertagus and Clavocerithium. Monographs of Marine Mollusca 1: 1-130 [59-61, pl. 1, figs 32-33; pls 27-29]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [123, PL. 16; fig. 7 a-b]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [89, pl. 17, fig. 18] (Beautiful Creeper)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CERITHIIDAE | 19-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 27-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |