†Hipponix interruptus Michelotti 1861 (hoof shell)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Alternative combinations: Amalthea interrupta, Hipponyx interruptus
Belongs to Hipponix according to M. Harzhauser 2004
Sister taxa: Hipponix (Antisabia), Hipponix (Malluvium), Hipponix (Pilosabia), Hipponix antiquatus, Hipponix conicus, Hipponix demissus, Hipponix dichotomus, Hipponix pristinus, Hipponix tumens, Hipponyx ainamurensis, Hipponyx arnoldi, 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: found only at AB/41 - Abadeh (Qom Fm) (Oligocene of Iran)
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