Hipponix

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Hipponix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Hipponicidae
Genus: Hipponix
DeFrance, 1819
Species

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Hipponix, common name hoof snail, is a genus of limpet-like marine gastropod molluscs in the family Hipponicidae.

[edit] Distribution

These snails are found through the Indo-Pacific, north west America, the Caribbean, southern Australia and northern New Zealand.

[edit] Species within the genus Hipponix

  • Hipponix antiquatus (Linnaeus, 1767) - white hoofsnail
  • Hipponix conicus wyattae (Powell, 1958)
  • Hipponix cranioides Carpenter, 1864
  • Hipponix grayanus
  • Hipponix imbricatus
  • Hipponix pilosus
  • Hipponix subrufus (Lamarck, 1819) - orange hoofsnail
  • Hipponix tumens Carpenter, 1864 - ribbed hoofsnail

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