Cheilea tortilis

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Cheilea tortilis
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C. tortilis
Binomial name
Cheilea tortilis
(Reeve, 1858)

Cheilea tortilis 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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Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 65 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off Japan and the Philippines.

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References

  1. Cheilea tortilis . WoRMS (2009). Cheilea tortilis. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212113 on 14 August 2010 .