Hippurites atheniensis is an extinct species of fossil saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Hippuritidae. These fossils occur in the Late Cretaceous deposits of Greece, Serbia, Dalmatia, Istria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Italy.
| Hippurites atheniensis Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
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| Specimen of Hippurites atheniensis from Greece | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | †Hippuritida |
| Family: | †Hippuritidae |
| Genus: | †Hippurites |
| Species: | †H. atheniensis
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| †Hippurites atheniensis Ktenas, 1907
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References edit
- Global Names Index
- Sepkoski's Online Genus Database
- R. Cestaria - 1995 - [1] Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas
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