''Cheilea'' is a
genus
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of small limpet-like
sea snails,
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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Hipponicidae
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, the hoof snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cheilea'' include:
* ''
Cheilea africana''
Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2014
* ''
Cheilea americana''
Rolán, Redfern & Fernández-Garcés, 2014
* ''
Cheilea atlantica''
Rolán, Leal & Fernández-Garcés, 2014
* ''
Cheilea cepacea''
(Broderip, 1834)
* ''
Cheilea cicatricosa''
( Reeve, 1858)
* ''
Cheilea corrugata''
(Broderip, 1834)
* ''
Cheilea dormitoria''
( Reeve, 1858)
* ''
Cheilea equestris''
(Linnaeus
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, 1758
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* ''
Cheilea hipponiciformis''
( Reeve, 1858)
*
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''
Cheilea janitrix''
Maxwell, 1966
* ''
Cheilea microstriata''
Barnard, 1963
*
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''
Cheilea plumea''
Laws, 1932
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''
Cheilea postera''
Laws, 1936
* ''
Cheilea scutulum''
( Reeve, 1858)
* ''
Cheilea striata''
Nowell-Usticke, 1959
* ''
Cheilea tectumsinense
''Cheilea tectumsinense'' is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae
''Hipponicidae'', common name hoof shells or hoof snails, is a family of small sea snails, limpet-like marine g ...
''
(Lamarck
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, 1822)
* ''
Cheilea tortilis''
( Reeve, 1858)
* ''
Cheilea uncinata
''Cheilea'' is a genus of small limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cheilea'' include:
* ''Cheilea africana'' Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2014
* ''Ch ...
''
( Reeve, 1858)
* ''
Cheilea undulata''
(Röding, 1798)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''
Cheilea papyracea'': synonym of ''Cheilea equestris'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Cheilea porosa''
Reeve, 1858 : synonym of ''Cheilea equestris'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
External links
Malacolog list of Western Atlantic species
Hipponicidae
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