Hipponix incurvus
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 but was reclassified by Simone (2002) Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Brazil. Description The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm. Habitat Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 538 m. References External links Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas Hipponicidae Gastropods described in 1791 Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin