Hipponix leptus
| Hipponix leptus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Vanikoroidea |
| Family: | Hipponicidae |
| Genus: | Hipponix |
| Species: | H. leptus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hipponix leptus Simone, 2002[1] | |
Hipponix leptus is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.[2] The shell of this species is similar to that of Hipponix antiquatus.
Distribution
Specimens have been found primarily in Brazil. [3]
References
- ↑ Simone (2002). Biota Neotropica 2 (2) : 1-137. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ↑ Hipponix leptus Simone, 2002. WoRMS (2010). Hipponix leptus Simone, 2002. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458341 on 14 August 2010.
- ↑ "A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca" Malacolog Version 4.1.1 http://www.malacolog.org/search.php?nameid=15645
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