| Hippothoidae ()	 | 
	
		
	
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sessile; marine; depth range 6 - 23 m | 	
	
	
	
		| Northwest and Eastern Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.  Temperate and subtropical. | 
	
		
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		| It is found in littoral and subtidal areas, encrusting on all types of substrate (Ref. 87801).  An epibenthic-suspension/filter feeder that thrives in particulate organic matter and phytoplankton (Ref. 93816). | 
	
	
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        Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)	
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