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Sabia conica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Hipponicidae

Scientific name
  
Sabia conica

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Vanikoroidea

Genus
  
Sabia

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Hipponicidae, Hipponix, Cheilea equestris, Hipponix antiquatus, Cerithium menkei

Sabia conica, common name : the bonnet limpet, is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.

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Description

The shell size varies between 7 mm and 45 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean alongTanzania, in the Western Pacific, in the Red Sea and in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

Sabia conica Wikipedia