Cheilea equestris
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| Cheilea equestris | |
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| File:Cheilea equestris 001.jpg | |
| Shells of Cheilea equestris (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hipponicidae |
| Genus: | Cheilea |
| Species: | C. equestris
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| Binomial name | |
| Cheilea equestris | |
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Cheilea equestris is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.[1]
The subgenus Cheilea equestris striata Nowell-Usticke, 1959 is a synonym of Cheilea striata Nowell-Usticke, 1959
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This marine species has a wide distribution: Colombia to Northeast Brazil; Mexico to Chile;in the Indo-Pacific; off Western Africa
Description
[edit | edit source]The maximum recorded shell length is 38 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 780 m.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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 .
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. 159 pp
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