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Hipponix interruptus

Gastropoda - Hipponicidae

Taxonomy
Hipponyx interruptus was named by Michelotti (1861) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Early Miocene; Iran.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Amalthea interrupta by Sacco (1896); it was recombined as Hipponix interruptus by Strausz (1966) and Harzhauser (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Hipponyx interruptus Michelotti p. 136 figs. pl. 16, fig. 18
1896Amalthea interrupta Sacco p. 44 figs. pl. 5, figs. 22-23
1966Hipponix interruptus Strausz p. 206 figs. pl. 77, figs. 14-15
2004Hipponix interruptus Harzhauser p. 130

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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)
speciesinterruptus(Michelotti 1861)

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 interruptus Michelotti 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available