Sabia conica
Species of gastropod
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Sabia conica, commonly known as the bonnet limpet, is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.[1]
| Sabia conica | |
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| Sabia conica acuta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Hipponicidae |
| Genus: | Sabia |
| Species: | S. conica |
| Binomial name | |
| Sabia conica (Schumacher, 1817) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 7 mm and 45 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Tanzania, in the western Pacific, in the Red Sea and in the Mediterranean Sea.