†Hipponyx cornucopae Lamarck 1802 (hoof shell)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Alternative combination: Patella cornucopae
Belongs to Hipponyx according to E. Vredenburg 1928
Sister taxa: Hipponix (Antisabia), Hipponix (Malluvium), Hipponix (Pilosabia), Hipponix antiquatus, Hipponix conicus, Hipponix demissus, Hipponix dichotomus, Hipponix interruptus, Hipponix pristinus, Hipponix tumens, Hipponyx ainamurensis, Hipponyx arnoldi, Hipponyx carpenteri, Hipponyx ceras, Hipponyx conoides, Hipponyx costata, Hipponyx gomai, Hipponyx ovalis, Hipponyx pygmaea, Hipponyx woodi
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Bhagothoro Hill (Oligocene of Pakistan)
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