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Hippurites

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Hippuritidae

Taxonomy
Hippurites was named by Lamarck (1801) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo-u K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hippuritidae by Vokes (1980), Bouchet et al. (2010) and Skelton (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Hippurites Lamarck
1980Hippurites Vokes p. 198
2002Hippurites Sepkoski
2010Hippurites Bouchet et al.
2013Hippurites Skelton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyHippuritidaeGray 1848
genusHippuritesLamarck 1801

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.

G. †Hippurites Lamarck 1801
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Hippurites canalicatus Roquand 1841
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Invalid names: Hippurites crassicostatus Douvillé 1893 [synonym], Hippurites striatus Defrance 1821 [synonym]
Hippurites colliciatus Woodward 1855
Hippurites cornucopiae Defrance 1821
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available