Hipponyx costata Erdmann and Morra 1985 (hoof shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae

Full reference: S. Erdmann and G. Morra. 1985. Nuevos moluscos de la formacion San Julian Provincia de Santa Cruz. Ameghiniana 22(3-4):289-295

Belongs to Hipponyx according to S. Erdmann and G. Morra 1985

Sister taxa: Hipponix (Antisabia), Hipponix (Malluvium), Hipponix (Pilosabia), Hipponix antiquatus, 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 gomai, Hipponyx ovalis, Hipponyx pygmaea, Hipponyx woodi

Type specimen: CPBA 13003, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hipponyx costata in the database

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