Rhinoclavis genus of sea snails , marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.
Species in this genus occur throughout the Indo-Pacific, the Marshall Islands, the Solomon Islands, the Philippines, Australia and the Gulf of Aqaba. These deposit-feeding gastropods can be found in clearer shallow water in coral reefs, preferring sandy to muddy bottoms.
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WORMS), Rhinoclavis consists of the following subgenera and species:
Rhinoclavis alexandri (Tomlin, 1923)Rhinoclavis taniae Cecalupo, 2008Rhinoclavis (Longicerithium) Houbrick, 1978 Rhinoclavis (Longicerithium) longicaudatum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Rhinoclavis (Proclava) Thiele, 1929 Rhinoclavis (Proclava) kochi (Philippi, 1848) Rhinoclavis (Proclava) sordidula (Gould, 1849) Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) Swainson , 1840Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) articulata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) aspera (Linnaeus, 1758) Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) bituberculata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1866) Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) brettinghami Cernohorsky, 1974 Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) diadema Houbrick, 1978 Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) fasciata (Bruguière, 1792) Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) sinensis (Gmelin, 1791) Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767) Species brought into synonymy Rhinoclavis aluco (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Pseudovertagus aluco Rhinoclavis articulata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850): synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) articulata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)Rhinoclavis asper : synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) aspera (Linnaeus, 1758)Rhinoclavis aspera (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) aspera (Linnaeus, 1758)Rhinoclavis bituberculata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1866): synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) bituberculata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1866)Rhinoclavis brettinghami Cernohorsky, 1974: synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) brettinghami Cernohorsky, 1974Rhinoclavis diadema Houbrick, 1978: synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) diadema Houbrick, 1978Rhinoclavis fasciata (Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) fasciata (Bruguière, 1792)Rhinoclavis mountfordae Cotton, 1964: synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) fasciata (Bruguière, 1792)Rhinoclavis nobilis (Reeve, 1855): synonym of Pseudovertagus nobilis Rhinoclavis obeliscus (Bruguière, 1792): synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)Rhinoclavis pulchra (A. Adams in G.B. Sowerby II, 1855): synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) brettinghami Cernohorsky, 1974Rhinoclavis sordidula (Gould, 1849): synonym of Rhinoclavis (Proclava) sordidula (Gould, 1849)
