Hipponix incurvus

Hipponix incurvus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda clade Caenogastropoda ; clade Hypsogastropoda ; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Vanikoroidea
Family:	Hipponicidae
Genus:	Hipponix
Species:	H. incurvus
Binomial name
	Hipponix incurvus; (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
	Capulus incurvus (Gmelin, 1791); Capulus intortus (Lamarck, 1822); Krebsia incurva (Gmelin, 1791); Patella incurva Gmelin, 1791;

Hipponix incurvus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.[1] Until recently this species was considered to be a species of Capulus in the Capulidae but was reclassified by Simone (2002)[2][3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm.[4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[4] Maximum recorded depth is 538 m.[4]

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References

Malacolog 4.1.1, Hipponix incurvus (Gmelin, 1791) accessed 12/6/10
Capulus incurvus (Gmelin, 1791). WoRMS (2009). Capulus incurvus (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208543 on 5 June 2010 .
Simone, L. R. L. 2002. Comparative morphological study and phylogeny of representatives of the superfamily Calyptraeoidea (including Hipponicoidea) (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda). Biota Neotropica 2(2): 1–137
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.

External links

Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas

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[1] Malacolog 4.1.1, Hipponix incurvus (Gmelin, 1791) accessed 12/6/10

[WoRMS-2] Capulus incurvus (Gmelin, 1791). WoRMS (2009). Capulus incurvus (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208543 on 5 June 2010 .

[3] Simone, L. R. L. 2002. Comparative morphological study and phylogeny of representatives of the superfamily Calyptraeoidea (including Hipponicoidea) (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda). Biota Neotropica 2(2): 1–137

[Welch_2010-4] 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.