Hipponix antiquatus

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

Hipponix antiquatus
Hipponix antiquatus shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Vanikoroidea
Family:
Hipponicidae
Genus:
Hipponix
Species:
H. antiquatus
Binomial name
Hipponix antiquatus
(Linnaeus, 1767)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 525 m.[2]

References
  1. Hipponix antiquatus (Linnaeus, 1767). WoRMS (2009). Hipponix antiquatus (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212117 on 14 August 2010 .
  2. 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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