Rank Species | Subgenus Pseudovertagus | |
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Similar Rhinoclavis vertagus, Rhinoclavis aspera, Rhinoclavis, Rhinoclavis fasciata, Rhinoclavis sinensis | ||
Pseudovertagus aluco, common name aluco vertagus or Cuming's cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.
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Distribution
This species is present in the Indo-Pacific from the Eastern Africa to Philippines, and in Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia), the Samoan Islands and New Caledonia.
Habitat
Pseudovertagus aluco can be found on sand-bars at the high tide level, on tidalflats, on clean sand and coralrubble.
Description
Shell of Pseudovertagus aluco can reach a length of 45–95 millimetres (1.8–3.7 in). This species possess high-spired shells with a small aperture and a few spiral rows of tubercles.
Behaviour
These sea snails usually extend their proboscis and foot deep into the sediments, rather than burrowing below the surface.