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Pseudovertagus
''Pseudovertagus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Cerithiidae. Species Species within the genus ''Pseudovertagus'' include: * ''Pseudovertagus aluco'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Pseudovertagus clava'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Pseudovertagus elegans'' Bozzetti, 2006 * ''Pseudovertagus nobilis'' (Reeve, 1855) * ''Pseudovertagus peroni'' Wilson, 1975 * ''Pseudovertagus phylarchus'' (Iredale, 1929) ; Species brought into synonymy: * ''Pseudovertagus excelsior'' Iredale, 1930: synonym of ''Pseudovertagus phylarchus'' (Iredale, 1929) References * Houbrick R.S. (1978). ''The family Cerithiidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part 1: the genera Rhinoclavis, Pseudovertagus and Clavocerithium''. Monographs of Marine Mollusca 1: 1-130 Cerithiidae {{Cerithiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudovertagus Aluco
''Pseudovertagus aluco'', common name aluco vertagus or Cuming's cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cerithiidae, the ceriths. 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.Jenny Sa ยจ lgeback and Enrico SavazzConstructional morphology of cerithiform gastropods/ref> Description Shell of ''Pseudovertagus aluco'' can reach a length of . 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. References * Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systemae naturae per regna tria natur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |