Cheilea equestris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Vanikoroidea |
Family: | Hipponicidae |
Genus: | Cheilea |
Species: | C. equestris |
Binomial name | |
Cheilea equestris Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Synonyms[1] | |
Mitrularia equestris (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Cheilea equestris is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.[1]
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The maximum recorded shell length is 38 mm.[2]
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 780 m.[2]