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Hipponyx pygmaea

Gastropoda - Hipponicidae

Taxonomy
Hipponyx pygmaea was named by Lea (1833) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6714].

It was corrected as Hipponyx pygmaeus by Harris and Palmer (1947), Dockery (1977).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. bistriatus, H. cornucopiae, H. dilatatus, H. grateloupi, H. narica, H. striatulus, H. sulcatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Hipponyx pygmaea Lea
1947Hipponyx pygmaeus Harris and Palmer p. 265
1977Hipponyx pygmaeus Dockery
2002Hipponyx pygmaea Kosnik

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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
genusHipponyx(Defrance 1819)
speciespygmaeaLea 1833

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.

†Hipponyx pygmaea Lea 1833
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available