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Ceto

Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Psolidae

Taxonomy
Ceto was named by Gistel (1848) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10546].

It was assigned to Psolidae by Rowe and Gates (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Ceto Gistel
1995Ceto Rowe and Gates p. 317

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderDendrochirotida
familyPsolidae
genusCetoGistel 1848

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. †Ceto Gistel 1848
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:54:29
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:34:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available