Hipponix climax is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.[2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Hipponicidae |
Genus: | Hipponix |
Species: | H. climax
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Binomial name | |
Hipponix climax Simone, 2005[1]
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Distribution
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Description
editHabitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 240 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 260 m.[3]
References
edit- ^ Simone. 2005. Strombus, 12, Suppl. 1 : 5-11. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ Hipponix climax Simone, 2005. WoRMS (2009). Hipponix climax Simone, 2005. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389774 on 14 August 2010 .
- ^ 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.