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Hipponix (Malluvium)

Gastropoda - Hipponicidae

Taxonomy
Malluvium was named by Melvill (1906) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Capulus (Malluvium) by Woodring (1928); it was reranked as Hipponix (Malluvium) by MacNeil (1960) and Ladd (1972).

It was assigned to Capulus by Woodring (1928); to Hipponix by MacNeil (1960) and Ladd (1972); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Hipponix badius, Hipponix floridanus, Hipponix lissus, Hipponix tuba

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Malluvium Melvill p. 82
1928Capulus (Malluvium) Woodring p. 372
1960Hipponix (Malluvium) MacNeil p. 47
1972Hipponix (Malluvium) Ladd p. 53
2002Malluvium Sepkoski

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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)
subgenusMalluvium(Melvill 1906)

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.

Subg. Hipponix (Malluvium) Melvill 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available