Cheilea
| Cheilea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Vanikoroidea |
| Family: | Hipponicidae |
| Genus: | Cheilea Modeer, 1793[1] |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Mitrularia Schumacher, 1817 | |
Cheilea is a genus of small limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.
Species
Species within the genus Cheilea include:
- Cheilea cicatricosa
- Cheilea dormitoria
- Cheilea equestris
- Cheilea papyracea
- Cheilea striata
- Cheilea tectumsinense
- Cheilea tortilis
- Cheilea uncinata
References
- ↑ Modeer (1793). K. VetensAcad. Nya Handl. 14: 110.
- ↑ WoRMS (2010). Cheilea. 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=204713 on 2010-12-29
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