Hipponix antiquatus

Hipponix antiquatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Vanikoroidea
Family: Hipponicidae
Genus: Hipponix
Species: H. antiquatus
Binomial name
Hipponix antiquatus
(Linnaeus, 1767)

Hipponix antiquatus is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 525 m.[2]

References

  1. Hipponix antiquatus (Linnaeus, 1767). WoRMS (2009). Hipponix antiquatus (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212117 on 14 August 2010.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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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