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Hipponix dichotomus

Gastropoda - Hipponicidae

Taxonomy
Helcion dichotoma was named by Gabb (1864).

It was recombined as Hipponix dichotomus by Stewart (1927).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. floridanus, H. tuba, H. badius, H. lissus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Helcion dichotoma Gabb p. 141 figs. PI. 21, Fig. 104
1927Hipponix dichotomus Stewart pp. 342 - 343 figs. Plate XXIII, fig. 7a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyHipponicoideaTroschel 1861
familyHipponicidaeTroschel 1861
genusHipponix(Defrance 1819)
speciesdichotomus()

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.

†Hipponix dichotomus Gabb 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:00:55
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:00:55
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Hipponix dichotomus (167697)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Hipponix dichotomus (185368)