Hipponix conicus
| Hipponix conicus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Vanikoroidea |
| Family: | Hipponicidae |
| Genus: | Hipponix |
| Species: | H. conicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hipponix conicus (Schumacher, 1817) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hipponix acutus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 | |
Hipponix conicus, common name the cone-shaped hoof shell, is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.[1]
Description
The reddish-brown or white fin-shaped shell has coarse ribs. The shell grows to a length of 2 cm. [1]
Distribution
This species can be found on shallow sublittoral on hard surfaces (such as sea urchin spines or other shells). It occurs in European waters, the Red Sea and in the Indo-Pacific off Aldabra, Chagos, the east coast of South Africa, the Mascarene Basin and off New Zealand.
References
- 1 2 3 Hipponix conicus (Schumacher, 1817). Gofas, S. (2009). Hipponix conicus (Schumacher, 1817). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140109 on 3 JUly 2012.
- Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 56
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
- Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
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