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Atlantic White Hoof Snail

(Linnaeus, 1767)

Hipponix antiquatus

Class:

Gastropoda

Order:

Littorinimorpha

Family:

Hipponicidae

Hipponicidae

Image Voucher: 

ANSP 411208

Shell Information

Length (mm): 20

Dextral

Chirality:

Description:

Ecological Information

Distribution:

Depth (m):

East Florida to Brazil

0 to 525 meters

Diet:

Detritivore

Habitat:

Marine; Hard substrates

Misc. Facts

Citations

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Hipponix antiquatus (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212117 on 2021-06-23

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. Garc�a. 29. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579�699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico�Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.

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