Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Alternative combination: Amalthea conica
Belongs to Hipponix according to S. Gofas et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Hipponix (Antisabia), Hipponix (Malluvium), Hipponix (Pilosabia), Hipponix antiquatus, Hipponix demissus, Hipponix dichotomus, Hipponix interruptus, 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:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections), Japan (1)
• Pliocene of Fiji (1)
• Miocene of Fiji (1), the Marshall Islands (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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