Hippurites
Hippurites is an extinct genus of bivalve mollusc in the rudist family, from the Late Cretaceous of Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America.
| Hippurites Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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| Hippurites sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | †Hippuritida |
| Family: | †Hippuritidae |
| Genus: | †Hippurites Lamarck 1801 |
Species
- Hippurites atheniensis Ktenas 1907
- Hippurites colliciatus Woodward 1855
- Hippurites cornucopiae Defrance 1821
- Hippurites cornuvaccinum Brown
References
- Hippurites in the Paleobiology Database
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 112)
- Global Names Index
- Sepkoski's Online Genus Database
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