Reishia clavigera
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| Three individuals of Thais clavigera with many egg masses | |
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| Superfamily: | Muricoidea
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| Species: | R. clavigera
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| Reishia clavigera (Küster, 1860)
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Reishia clavigera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
This species has been found to be useful as an indicator of the environmental contamination levels of arsenic, copper, and zinc.
Distribution[]
This is an intertidal species, found on rocky shores in Malaysia, Singapore and Indo-China.
Description[]
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References[]
- ^ 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.
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- 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
- Contamination study [1]
- Contamination study [2]
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