Jump to content

Hipponix antiquatus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hipponix antiquatus
Hipponix antiquatus shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
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]

Distribution

[edit]

Description

[edit]

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

Habitat

[edit]

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

References

[edit]
  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. ^ a b c 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.