Hipponix incurvus

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]

Hipponix incurvus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Vanikoroidea
Family:
Hipponicidae
Genus:
Hipponix
Species:
H. incurvus
Binomial name
Hipponix incurvus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms

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]

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. 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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