Hipponix incurvus

Hipponix incurvus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Hipponicidae
Genus:	Hipponix
Species:	H. incurvus
Binomial name
	Hipponix incurvus; (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
	Capulus incurvus (Gmelin, 1791); Capulus intortus (Lamarck, 1822); Krebsia incurva (Gmelin, 1791); Patella incurva Gmelin, 1791;

Hipponix incurvus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.^[1] Until recently this species was considered to be a species of Capulus in the Capulidae but was reclassified by Simone (2002)^[2]^[3]

Distribution

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

The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm.^[4]

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[4] Maximum recorded depth is 538 m.^[4]

^ Malacolog 4.1.1, Hipponix incurvus (Gmelin, 1791) [1] accessed 12/6/10
^ 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
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.