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Hipponyx ovalis

Gastropoda - Hipponicidae

Taxonomy
Hipponyx ovalis was named by Abbass (1967) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; Egypt.]. Its type specimen is G. 351, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Hipponyx ovalis Abbass p. 45 figs. pl. 1, figs. 2-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
—Schizocoela
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
superorderHypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
infraorderLittorinimorphaGolikov and Starobogtov 1975
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyHipponicidaeTroschel 1861
genusHipponyx(Defrance 1819)
speciesovalis

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available