''Cheilea'' is a
genus
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of small limpet-like
sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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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.Bouchet, P. (2012). Hipponicidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...
, the hoof snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cheilea'' include:
* ''
Cheilea africana
''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
* ' ...
''
Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2014
* ''
Cheilea americana
''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
* '' ...
''
Rolán, Redfern & Fernández-Garcés, 2014
* ''
Cheilea atlantica
''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
* '' ...
''
Rolán, Leal & Fernández-Garcés, 2014
* ''
Cheilea cepacea
''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
* '' ...
''
(Broderip, 1834)
* ''
Cheilea cicatricosa
''Cheilea cicatricosa'' 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 gastro ...
''
(Reeve
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, 1858)
* ''
Cheilea corrugata
''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
* '' ...
''
(Broderip, 1834)
* ''
Cheilea dormitoria
''Cheilea dormitoria'' 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 gastrop ...
''
(Reeve
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*High-reeve, a title taken by some Englis ...
, 1858)
* ''
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'' Nowell-Usticke, 1959 is a synonym of '' Cheilea striata'' Now ...
''
(Linnaeus
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, 1758
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* ''
Cheilea hipponiciformis
''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
* '' ...
''
(Reeve
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, 1858)
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†
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Cheilea janitrix
''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
* '' ...
''
Maxwell, 1966
* ''
Cheilea microstriata
''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
* '' ...
''
Barnard, 1963
*
†
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Cheilea plumea
''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
* '' ...
''
Laws, 1932
*
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Cheilea postera
''Cheilea'' is a genus of small limpet-like sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cheilea'' include:
* ''Cheilea africana'' Rolán ...
''
Laws, 1936
* ''
Cheilea scutulum''
(Reeve
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, 1858)
* ''
Cheilea striata
''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
* '' ...
''
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
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, 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
Reeve may refer to:
Titles
*Reeve (Canada), an elected chief executive of some counties, townships, and equivalents
*Reeve (England), an official elected annually by the serfs to supervise lands for a lord
*High-reeve, a title taken by some Englis ...
, 1858)
* ''
Cheilea undulata''
(Röding, 1798)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''
Cheilea papyracea'': synonym of ''Cheilea equestris'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Cheilea porosa''
Reeve
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*Reeve (England), an official elected annually by the serfs to supervise lands for a lord
*High-reeve, a title taken by some Englis ...
, 1858 : synonym of ''Cheilea equestris'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
External links
Malacolog list of Western Atlantic species
Hipponicidae
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