Cheilea tortilis

Cheilea tortilis is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.[1]

Cheilea tortilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Vanikoroidea
Family:
Hipponicidae
Genus:
Cheilea
Species:
C. tortilis
Binomial name
Cheilea tortilis
(Reeve, 1858)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 65 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off Japan and the Philippines.

References
  1. Cheilea tortilis . WoRMS (2009). Cheilea tortilis. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212113 on 14 August 2010 .
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
  • "Cheilea cepacea tortilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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