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Ceres

Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Proserpinellidae

Taxonomy
Ceres was named by Gray (1856). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ceresinae by Thiele (1929); and to Proserpinellidae by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Ceres Gray
1929Ceres Thiele p. 78
2005Ceres Bouchet et al. pp. 46, 246

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassNeritimorpha
orderCycloneritida()
superfamilyHelicinoideaFérussac 1822
familyProserpinellidaeBaker 1923
genusCeresGray 1856

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.

G. Ceres Gray 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available