''Leptonotis'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of small,
limpet
Limpets are a group of aquatic snails with a conical gastropod shell, shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot. This general category of conical shell is known as "patelliform" (dish-shaped). Existing within the class Gastropoda, ...
-like
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
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
Vanikoroidea is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the ...
, the hoof snails.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptonotis'':
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Leptonotis boucheti
''Leptonotis boucheti'' 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 ...
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Leptonotis expansus
''Leptonotis'' is a genus of small, limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptonotis'':
*''Leptonotis boucheti''
*'' Leptonot ...
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Leptonotis fossilis
''Leptonotis'' is a genus of small, limpet-like sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptonotis'':
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Leptonotis kaawaensis
''Leptonotis'' is a genus of small, limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptonotis'':
*''Leptonotis boucheti''
*''Leptonoti ...
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Leptonotis opercularis
''Leptonotis'' is a genus of small, limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptonotis'':
*''Leptonotis boucheti''
*''Leptonoti ...
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Leptonotis perplexus''
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Leptonotis planus
''Leptonotis'' is a genus of small, limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptonotis'':
*'' Leptonotis boucheti''
*'' Leptono ...
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Leptonotis squamaeformis
''Leptonotis'' is a genus of small, limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leptonotis'':
*''Leptonotis boucheti''
*''Leptonoti ...
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References
Hipponicidae
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