Knobbled horn shell

Rhinoclavis sinensis

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–12 m
Water temperature14–30 °C
Best monthsJanuary, July, and August
How commonOccasional

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About this species

Rhinoclavis sinensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cerithiidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Rhinoclavis sinensis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 40 records
February: 32 records
March: 18 records
April: 13 records
May: 33 records
June: 28 records
July: 53 records
August: 37 records
September: 23 records
October: 36 records
November: 10 records
December: 28 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–12 m · Deepest record: 79 m

0–10 m: 22 records
10–20 m: 18 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–30 °C

12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 2 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 8 records
22–24 °C: 34 records
24–26 °C: 140 records
26–28 °C: 203 records
28–30 °C: 202 records

Names and classification

English: Knobbled horn shell, knobbled horn shell

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: トウガタカニモリ
Simplified Chinese: 中華蟹守螺

Other scientific names: Cerithium (Aluco) obeliscus, Cerithium (Rhinoclavis) cedonulli, Cerithium (Vertagus) sinensis, Cerithium cedonulli, Cerithium obeliscus, Cerithium sinense, Clava (Clava) sinensis, Clava obeliscus, Clava sinensis, Murex obeliscus, Murex sinensis, Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) sinensis, Rhinoclavis obeliscus, Strombus muricatus, Vertagus cedonulli, Vertagus chinensis, Vertagus obeliscus

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
824 open-data records from 1791 to 2023.

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