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Shells of Cheilea equestris (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
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Cheilea equestris | |
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Cheilea equestris is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails. [1]
The subgenus Cheilea equestris striata Nowell-Usticke, 1959 is a synonym of Cheilea striata Nowell-Usticke, 1959
This marine species has a wide distribution: Colombia to Northeast Brazil; Mexico to Chile;in the Indo-Pacific; off Western Africa
The maximum recorded shell length is 38 mm. [2]
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 780 m. [2]