Hipponix incurvus

Hipponix incurvus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.^[1] Until recently this species was considered to be a species of Capulus in the Capulidae but was reclassified by Simone (2002)^[2][3]

Hipponix incurvus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Hipponicidae
Genus:	Hipponix
Species:	H. incurvus
Binomial name
Hipponix incurvus (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
Capulus incurvus (Gmelin, 1791) Capulus intortus (Lamarck, 1822) Krebsia incurva (Gmelin, 1791) Patella incurva Gmelin, 1791

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm.^[4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[4] Maximum recorded depth is 538 m.^[4]