Hipponix incurvus

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Hipponix incurvus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Hipponicidae
Genus: Hipponix
Species:
H. incurvus
Binomial name
Hipponix incurvus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms

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]

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm. [4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [4] Maximum recorded depth is 538 m. [4]

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References

  1. Malacolog 4.1.1, Hipponix incurvus (Gmelin, 1791) accessed 12/6/10
  2. 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 .
  3. 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
  4. 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.