Hipponicidae
Encyclopedia
Hipponicidae, common name
hoof shells or hoof snails, is a family
of small sea snail
s, limpet
-like marine
gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea
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Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
hoof shells or hoof snails, is a family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of small sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, limpet
Limpet
Limpet is a common name for a number of different kinds of saltwater and freshwater snails ; it is applied to those snails that have a simple shell which is more or less conical in shape, and either is not spirally coiled, or appears not to be coiled in the adult snails.The name limpet is most...
-like marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea
Vanikoroidea
Vanikoroidea is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.-Families:Families within the superfamily Vanikoroidea include:*Family Vanikoridae Gray, 1840 *Family Haloceratidae Warén & Bouchet, 1991...
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Genera
Genera within the family Hipponicidae include:- Amalthea Schumacher, 1817
- AntisabiaAntisabiaAntisabia, common name hoof shells or hoof snails, is a genus of small sea snails, limpet-like marine gastropod molluscs in the family Hipponicidae.-Description:...
IredaleTom IredaleTom Iredale was an English-born ornithologist and malacologist who had a long association with Australia, where he lived for most of his life. He was an autodidact who never went to university and lacked formal training...
, 1937 - CheileaCheileaCheilea is a genus of small limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.-Species:Species within the genus Cheilea include:* Cheilea cicatricosa* Cheilea dormitoria* Cheilea equestris...
Modeer, 1793 - synonym: Mitrularia Schumacher, 1817 - HipponixHipponixHipponix, common name hoof snails or hoof shells, is a genus of small limpet-like marine gastropod molluscs in the family Hipponicidae.-Species:Species within the genus Hipponix include** In the Western Atlantic Ocean:...
DeFrance, 1819 - LeptonotisLeptonotisLeptonotis is a genus of small, limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.-Species:Species within the genus Leptonotis include:* Leptonotis perplexus...
Conrad, 1866 - Malluvium Melvill, 1909
- NeojanacusNeojanacusNeojanacus is a genus of small sea snails, limpet-like cap snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Hipponicidae, the hoofshells or hoof snails.-Species:Species within the genus Neojanacus include:* Neojanacus perplexus Suter, 1907...
SuterHenry SuterHenry Suter was a New Zealand zoologist, naturalist, palaeontologist, and malacologist.- Biography :...
, 1907 - SabiaSabia (gastropod)Sabia is a genus of small sea snails, limpet-like marine gastropod molluscs in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof shells or hoof snails. -Species:* Sabia conica...
Gray, 1841
External links
- Powell A. W. B.Arthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers LtdHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
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