Hipponix incurvus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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]
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Brazil.
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [4] Maximum recorded depth is 538 m. [4]
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