''Cheilea'' is a

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of small limpet-like

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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s 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 Vanikoroidea is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs ...

, 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'' Rolán, Redfern & Fernández-Garcés, 2014 * '' Cheilea atlantica'' 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 * '' C ...

'' (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 gast ...

'' ( Reeve, 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 * '' C ...

'' (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 ga ...

'' ( Reeve, 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'' Nowell ...

'' (

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

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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 * '' C ...

'' ( Reeve, 1858) * † ''

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 * '' C ...

'' 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 * '' C ...

'' Barnard, 1963 * † ''

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 * '' C ...

'' Laws, 1932 * † '' Cheilea postera'' Laws, 1936 * '' Cheilea scutulum'' ( Reeve, 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'' (

Lamarck Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolog ...

, 1822) * ''

Cheilea tortilis ''Cheilea tortilis'' is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails. Description The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 65 mm. Distribution This marine spec ...

'' ( Reeve, 1858) * '' Cheilea uncinata'' ( Reeve, 1858) * ''

Cheilea undulata ''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 * '' C ...

'' (Röding, 1798) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''

Cheilea papyracea ''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'' Nowel ...

'': 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 {{Hipponicidae-stub