Cheilea equestris

Cheilea equestris is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.

The subgenus Cheilea equestris striata <small>Nowell-Usticke, 1959</small> is a synonym of Cheilea striata <small>Nowell-Usticke, 1959</small>

Distribution

This marine species has a wide distribution: Colombia to Northeast Brazil; Mexico to Chile;in the Indo-Pacific; off Western Africa

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 38&nbsp;mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 780 m.

References

• Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. . 159 pp

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