''Neojanacus perplexus'' is a species of small
sea snail, a
marine
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gastropod mollusc in the
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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 shells or hoof snails.
References
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Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
External links
TePapa photo of holotype
Hipponicidae
Gastropods of New Zealand
Gastropods described in 1907
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