Hipponix incurvus

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| taxon = Hipponix incurvus

| authority = (Gmelin, 1791)

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  • Capulus incurvus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Capulus intortus (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Krebsia incurva (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Patella incurva Gmelin, 1791

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Hipponix incurvus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.Malacolog 4.1.1, Hipponix incurvus (Gmelin, 1791) [http://www.malacolog.org/search.php?nameid=2331] accessed 12/6/10 Until recently this species was considered to be a species of Capulus in the Capulidae but was reclassified by Simone (2002){{WRMS species|208543|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

Distribution

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm.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|doi-access=free}}.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 538 m.

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