Hipponix incurvus
Encyclopedia
Hipponix incurvus is a species
of small sea snail
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Hipponicidae
, the hoof snails. Until recently this species was considered to be a species of Capulus
in the Capulidae
.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of small sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the 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...
Hipponicidae
Hipponicidae
Hipponicidae, common name hoof shells or hoof snails, is a family of small sea snails, limpet-like marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.-Genera:Genera within the family Hipponicidae include:...
, the hoof snails. Until recently this species was considered to be a species of Capulus
Capulus
Capulus is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.-Species:Species within the genus Capulus include:* Capulus incurvus * Capulus intortus...
in the Capulidae
Capulidae
Capulidae, common name the cap snails or cap shells, are a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.Capulidae is the only family in the superfamily Capuloidea....
.