Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Alternative combinations: Amalthea antiquata, Amalthea antiquatus, Hipponyx antiquata, Hipponyx antiquatus, Patella antiquata
Belongs to Hipponix according to N. E. Weisbord 1962
See also Ashley 1895, Hendy et al. 2008 and Richards 1935
Sister taxa: Hipponix (Antisabia), Hipponix (Malluvium), Hipponix (Pilosabia), Hipponix arnoldi, Hipponix conicus, Hipponix demissus, Hipponix dichotomus, Hipponix interruptus, Hipponix pristinus, Hipponix tumens, Hipponyx ainamurensis, Hipponyx carpenteri, Hipponyx ceras, Hipponyx conoides, Hipponyx cornucopae, Hipponyx costata, Hipponyx gomai, Hipponyx ovalis, Hipponyx pygmaea, Hipponyx woodi
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cayman Islands (3 collections), Cuba (1), Jamaica (1), Mexico (3), Spain (1), United States (4: California, Florida)
• Pliocene of Trinidad and Tobago (1), Venezuela (1)
• Miocene of Australia (1)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences
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