Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Alternative combination: Cerithium (Vertagus) kochi
Belongs to Rhinoclavis according to B. Salvat et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Rhinoclavis (Hopkinsiana), Rhinoclavis (Longicerithium), Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava), Rhinoclavis (Proclava), Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis), Rhinoclavis ampullosa, Rhinoclavis articulata, Rhinoclavis aspera, Rhinoclavis bituberculata, Rhinoclavis brettinghami, Rhinoclavis fasciata, Rhinoclavis orditus, Rhinoclavis sinensis, Rhinoclavis submelanoides, Rhinoclavis vertagus, Rhinoclavis voglinoi, Clava (Clavocerithium), Clava plebeia, Clava (Semivertagus), Clava costaricana, Clava aspera, Clava alajuela, Clava (Clava), Clava (Striovertagus), Clava (Pseudovertagus), Cerithium (Vertagus) rudloffi, Vertagus oligoasper, Vertagus kachhensis
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Fiji (1), French Polynesia (1), Japan (2), Pakistan (1), Saudi Arabia (2), South Africa (5)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1), Pakistan (1)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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