Cheilea equestris

Cheilea equestris
Cheilea equestris
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
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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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 38 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 780 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Cheilea equestris Linnaeus, 1758. WoRMS (2009). Cheilea equestris Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212110 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.

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