Cheilea cicatricosa

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Cheilea cicatricosa
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C. cicatricosa
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Cheilea cicatricosa
(Reeve, 1858)

Cheilea cicatricosa is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails. [1]

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References

  1. Cheilea cicatricosa Reeve . WoRMS (2009). Cheilea cicatricosa Reeve. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212115 on 14 August 2010 .