Shell Family of Taiwan
Hipponicidae 頂蓋螺科contain8 species in Taiwan,show1 - 8
 
Hipponicidae 頂蓋螺科Shell limpet-shaped with posteriorly situated apex. Inner side of the shell smooth or with a V-shaped internal projection. Animals attach to rocks or shells of other animals, by secreting a ventral calcareous plate.
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 Hipponix foliacea 環蓋螺  (Quoy et Gaimard, 1835)  
 Hipponix foliaceus   Quoy & Gaimard, 1835  
 Hipponix ticaonicus   (Sowerby, 1847)  
 Malluvium lissum   (Smith, 1894)  
 Malluvium otohimeae 少女頂蓋螺  Habe, 1946  
 Pilosabia trigona 毛蓋螺  (Gmelin, 1791)  
 Sabia acuta 粗紋頂蓋螺  (Quoy et Gaimard, 1835)  
 Sabia conica 頂蓋螺  (Schumacher, 1817)