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Hipponicidae
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| Description | Hipponicidae, common name hoof shells or hoof snails, is a family of small sea snails, limpet-like marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipponicidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 4.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Hipponicidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Hipponicidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | hoof shell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Hipponicidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Troschel F.H. (1856-1893). Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur begründung einer natürlichen Classification. Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin. Vol. 1: i-viii, 1-252 pls 1-20 [1856-63]. Vol. 2: i-ix, 1-246, 247-409 [continued by Thiele] pls 1- 32 [1866-1893] [for dates of publication, see Robertson, 1957: Nautilus 70(4): 136-138]. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 15 (41%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 431 - 427 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile, attached | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer, suspension feeder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Grazer on rock, rubble or coral substrates and suspension-feeders according to Todd (2001). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. L. Beesley. 1998. Mollusca: the southern synthesis. Fauna of Australia 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Hufschnecken, Bonnet Limpets, Hoof Limpets, Horsehoof Limpets, スズメガイ, Hoof Shell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipponicidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Antisabia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cheilea genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 53 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Eoatlanta ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Gnaszynium ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Hipponix genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 305 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Krebsia genus | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Leptonetis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptonotis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Malluvium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Milicheilea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neojanacus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pilosabia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rothpletzia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 431 Ma Silurian | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Sabia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Cheileidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cheileidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1861 | Hipponicidae Troschel |
| 1988 | Hipponicidae Ponder and Warén p. 299 |
| 1998 | Hipponicidae Beesley p. 770 |
| 2001 | Hipponicidae Todd |
| 2004 | Hipponicidae Harzhauser p. 130 |
| 2005 | Hipponicidae Bouchet et al. p. 253 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!