Rhinoclavis sinensis (Gmelin, 1791) is a animal in the Cerithiidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Rhinoclavis sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)

Rhinoclavis sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)

Rhinoclavis sinensis is a species of marine gastropod sea snail in the family Cerithiidae found in western Indian Ocean waters.

Family
Genus
Rhinoclavis
Order
Class
Gastropoda

About Rhinoclavis sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)

Rhinoclavis sinensis, first described by Gmelin in 1791, is a species of sea snail. It is a marine gastropod mollusc that belongs to the family Cerithiidae. This species is distributed across the Gulf of Aden, Socotra, Somalia, the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Oman, and the Persian Gulf.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › › Cerithiidae › Rhinoclavis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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