Cheilea tortilis (Reeve 1858)

Cheilea tortilis is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.^[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 65 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off Japan and the Philippines.

References

• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.