Hipponix subrufus

Hipponix subrufus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Hipponicidae
Genus:	Hipponix
Species:	H. subrufus
Binomial name
	Hipponix subrufus; (Lamarck, 1822)

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Hipponix subrufus is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.^[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 13 mm.^[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 780 m.^[2]

References

^ Hipponix subrufus (Lamarck, 1822). WoRMS (2009). Hipponix subrufus (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224820 on 14 August 2010 .
^ ^a ^b 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.

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[WoRMS-1] Hipponix subrufus (Lamarck, 1822). WoRMS (2009). Hipponix subrufus (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224820 on 14 August 2010 .

[Welch_2010-2] 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.

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