Cheilea
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Cheilea is a genus
of small limpet-like sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Hipponicidae
, the hoof snails.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small limpet-like sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Hipponicidae
Hipponicidae
Hipponicidae, common name hoof shells or hoof snails, is a family of small sea snails, limpet-like marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.-Genera:Genera within the family Hipponicidae include:...
, the hoof snails.
Species
Species within the genus Cheilea include:- Cheilea cicatricosaCheilea cicatricosaCheilea cicatricosa is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails....
- Cheilea dormitoriaCheilea dormitoriaCheilea dormitoria is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails....
- Cheilea equestrisCheilea equestrisCheilea equestris is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails....
- Cheilea papyraceaCheilea papyraceaCheilea papyracea is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails....
- Cheilea striata
- Cheilea tectumsinenseCheilea tectumsinenseCheilea tectumsinense is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails....
- Cheilea tortilisCheilea tortilisCheilea tortilis is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails....
- Cheilea uncinata