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Hipponix antiquatus

Gastropoda - Hipponicidae

Taxonomy
Patella antiquata was named by Linnaeus (1767). It is extant.

It was recombined as Hipponyx antiquatus by Ashley (1895); it was recombined as Amalthea antiquata by Dall and Simpson (1901); it was recombined as Hipponyx antiquata by Richards (1935); it was recombined as Amalthea antiquatus by McLean and Hebert (1946); it was recombined as Hipponix antiquatus by Weisbord (1962).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. floridanus, H. tuba, H. badius, H. lissus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1767Patella antiquata Linnaeus p. 1259
1895Hipponyx antiquatus Ashley p. 343
1901Amalthea antiquata Dall and Simpson p. 437
1935Hipponyx antiquata Richards
1946Amalthea antiquatus McLean and Hebert p. 55
1962Hipponix antiquatus Weisbord p. 204

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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)
speciesantiquatus(Linnaeus 1767)

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 antiquatus Linnaeus 1767
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:00:55
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:00:55
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 15.97000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Hipponix antiquatus (72210)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Hipponix antiquatus (60415)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Hipponix antiquatus (131217)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Cuba Hipponyx antiquata (66769)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain Amalthea antiquata (128324)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Hipponyx antiquatus (222663 222665)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Hipponix antiquatus (80835 80837 80853)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Hipponix antiquatus (52347 226467 226468)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Hipponix antiquatus (80407)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Hipponyx antiquatus (222674)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Hipponix antiquatus (97607)