Hipponix
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Hipponix, common name hoof snail, is a genus of limpet-like marine gastropod molluscs in the family Hipponicidae.
[edit] Distribution
These snails are found through the Indo-Pacific, north west America, the Caribbean, southern Australia and northern New Zealand.
[edit] Species within the genus Hipponix
- Hipponix antiquatus (Linnaeus, 1767) - white hoofsnail
- Hipponix conicus wyattae (Powell, 1958)
- Hipponix cranioides Carpenter, 1864
- Hipponix grayanus
- Hipponix imbricatus
- Hipponix pilosus
- Hipponix subrufus (Lamarck, 1819) - orange hoofsnail
- Hipponix tumens Carpenter, 1864 - ribbed hoofsnail
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
