Hipponix climax

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Hipponix climax
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hipponicidae
Genus: Hipponix
Species:
H. climax
Binomial name
Hipponix climax
Simone, 2005 [1]

Hipponix climax is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails. [2]

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 11 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 240 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 260 m. [3]

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References

  1. Simone. 2005. Strombus, 12, Suppl. 1 : 5-11. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  2. Hipponix climax Simone, 2005 . WoRMS (2009). Hipponix climax Simone, 2005. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389774 on 14 August 2010 .
  3. 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.