Hipponix climax

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

Hipponix climax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Vanikoroidea
Family:
Hipponicidae
Genus:
Hipponix
Species:
H. climax
Binomial name
Hipponix climax
Simone, 2005[1]

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]

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. 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.
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