Cheilea equestris

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Cheilea equestris
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Shells of Cheilea equestris (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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C. equestris
Binomial name
Cheilea equestris
Synonyms [1]
  • Calyptraea stellaReeve, 1858
  • Cheila equestris(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Cheilea papyracea(Reeve, 1858)
  • Cheilea porosaReeve, 1858
  • Mitrularia equestris(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Mitrularia neptuniSchumacher, 1817 (unnecessary substitute name for Cheilea equestris)
  • Patella equestrisLinnaeus, 1758 (original combination

Cheilea equestris 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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The subgenus Cheilea equestris striataNowell-Usticke, 1959 is a synonym of Cheilea striata Nowell-Usticke, 1959

Distribution

This marine species has a wide distribution: Colombia to Northeast Brazil; Mexico to Chile;in the Indo-Pacific; off Western Africa

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 38 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 780 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cheilea equestris Linnaeus, 1758 . WoRMS (2009). Cheilea equestris Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212110 on 14 August 2010 .
  2. 1 2 3 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.