Rhinoclavis vertagus

Common Creeper

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cerithiidae

Collected by: Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number: 6279
Date: 1932
Locality: Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Yaeyama; Ishigaki; Taketomi Island
Region: Ryukyu Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

16 Bishop specimens of Rhinoclavis vertagus · collected 1932–1955Species page ›

Rhinoclavis vertagus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.

2026-10-09

Palm Island QLD, Australia

(c) Elliot Connor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-19

AU

(c) lisa_lou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-13

Shark Bay, Francois Peron National Park, WA, AU

(c) urungaroger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-07

Cairns - Trinity, AU-QL, AU

(c) SnailTrail, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-31

New Mapoon, QLD, AU

(c) urungaroger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-19

Geoffrey Bay, Arcadia, QLD, AU

(c) spagula, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Rhinoclavis vertagus. BPBM 229840. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38435779. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/229840.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38435779 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026