Hipponix incurvus
| Hipponix incurvus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hipponicidae |
| Genus: | Hipponix |
| Species: | H. incurvus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hipponix incurvus (Gmelin, 1791)
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Hipponix incurvus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.[1] Until recently this species was considered to be a species of Capulus in the Capulidae but was reclassified by Simone (2002)[2][3]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Brazil.
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm.[4]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[4] Maximum recorded depth is 538 m.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Malacolog 4.1.1, Hipponix incurvus (Gmelin, 1791) [1] accessed 12/6/10
- ^ Capulus incurvus (Gmelin, 1791). WoRMS (2009). Capulus incurvus (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208543 on 5 June 2010 .
- ^ Simone, L. R. L. 2002. Comparative morphological study and phylogeny of representatives of the superfamily Calyptraeoidea (including Hipponicoidea) (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda). Biota Neotropica 2(2): 1–137
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.