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Taxonomy
Hippopus was named by Lamarck (1799) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Tridacnidae by Vokes (1980) and Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tridacninae by Harzhauser et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Tridacnidae by Vokes (1980) and Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tridacninae by Harzhauser et al. (2008).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1799 | Hippopus Lamarck |
| 1980 | Hippopus Vokes p. 134 |
| 1992 | Hippopus Lamprell and Whitehead p. 76 |
| 2002 | Hippopus Sepkoski |
| 2008 | Hippopus Harzhauser et al. p. 205 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Hippopus Lamarck 1799
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Hippopus hippopus Linnaeus 1758
Hippopus procellanus Rosewater 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 11.60800 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Miocene | Indonesia | H. hippopus (70078) | |
| Pliocene | Indonesia (Kalimantan Timur) | H. hippopus (46490) | |
| Pliocene - Pleistocene | Malaysia | H. hippopus (72100 72101) | |
| Pleistocene | Vanuatu | H. hippopus (77906) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Seychelles | H. hippopus (80964) | |
| Holocene | Japan | H. hippopus (165438) |