Hipponix incurvus

Capulus 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)

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.[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 538 m.[3]

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. 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.

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