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-Usticke, 1959

Distribution

This marine species has a wide distribution: Colombia to Northeast Brazil; Mexico to Chile;in the Indo-Pacific; off Western Africa

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 38 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 780 m.