| Hipponix benthophila | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hipponicidae |
| Genus: | Hipponix |
| Species: | H. benthophila
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| Binomial name | |
| Hipponix benthophila (
Dall, 1889)
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Hipponix benthophila is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails. [1]
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The maximum recorded shell length is 8 mm. [2]
Minimum recorded depth is 91 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 682 m. [2]
- ^ Hipponix benthophila (Dall, 1889). WoRMS (2010). Hipponix benthophila (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419711 on 14 August 2010 .
- ^ a b c 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.