Reishia clavigera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
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This species has been found to be useful as an indicator of the environmental contamination levels of arsenic, copper, and zinc.
Distribution edit
This is an intertidal species, found on rocky shores in Malaysia, Singapore and Indo-China; also off Japan.
Description edit
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References edit
- ^ Houart, R. (2015). Reishia clavigera (Küster, 1860). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397003 on 2016-05-14
- ^ Reishia clavigera (Küster, 1860). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102.
External links edit
- Küster, H. C. (1843-1860). Die Gattungen Buccinum, Purpura, Concholepas und Monoceros. In: Küster, H. C., Ed. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Neu herausgegeben und vervollständigt. Dritten Bandes erste Abtheilung. 3(1): 1-229, pls 1-35. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe.
- Guo X., Zhao D., Jung D., Li Q., Kong L.-F., Ni G., et al. (2015). "Phylogeography of the Rock Shell Thais clavigera (Mollusca): Evidence for Long-Distance Dispersal in the Northwestern Pacific". PLOS One 10(7): e0129715. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0129715
- Zhao, D., Kong, L.-F., Sasaki, T. & Li, Q. (2020). Molecular species delimitation of the genus Reishia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) along the coasts of China and Korea. Zoological Science. 37(4): 382-390
- Contamination study [1]
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