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Hippopodium ponderosum

Bivalvia - Carditida - Hippopodiidae

Taxonomy
Hippopodium ponderosum was named by Sowerby (1819). It is the type species of Hippopodium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Hippopodium ponderosum Sowerby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(FĂ©russac 1822)
familyHippopodiidaeCox 1969
genusHippopodiumSowerby 1819
speciesponderosumSowerby 1819

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.

Hippopodium ponderosum Sowerby 1819
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:45:55
Modified: 2024-02-05 22:32:59
Source: superf = superfamily
Reference: Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Jamesoni or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Hippopodium ponderosum (204123 204124)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Greenland Hippopodium ponderosum (161966 161972 161973 161975 162080 162083 162110 162112 162113 162270 162283) Panopaea sp., Modiola ravni (161208)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Greenland Hippopodium ponderosum (161983)
Jamesoni189.6 - 183.0Greenland Hippopodium ponderosum (161976 161977 161979 162071 162072 162073 162111 162271 162272 162273 162274 162275)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Hippopodium ponderosum (225394 225396)