Heleobops docimus

Heleobops docimus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cochliopidae
Genus: Heleobops
Species:
H. docimus
Binomial name
Heleobops docimus
Thompson, 1968
Synonyms
  • Heleobops clytus Thompson & Hershler, 1991
  • Heleobops docima Thompson, 1968

Heleobops docimus, commonly known as the oolite hydrobe, is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusc in the family Cochliopidae.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5.1 mm.

References

  1. ↑ Cordeiro, J.; Perez, K. (2012). "Heleobops docima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T189674A1932004. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T189674A1932004.en. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 NatureServe. "Heleobops docimus". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Heleobops docimus F. G. Thompson, 1968". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Kroll O., Hershler R., Albrecht C., Terrazas E. M., Apaza R., Fuentealba C., Wolff C. & Wilke T. (2012). "The endemic gastropod fauna of Lake Titicaca: correlation between molecular evolution and hydrographic history". Ecology and Evolution 2(7): 1517-1530. doi:10.1002/ece3.280.
  5. ↑ Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.