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Ceratostoma

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex (Ceratostoma) was named by Hermannsen (1846) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Ceratostoma by MacNeil (1960), Addicott (1970), Vokes (1989) and Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Murex by Hermannsen (1846); to Drupinae by MacNeil (1960); to Muricidae by Addicott (1970); to Thaidinae by Vokes (1989); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Subtaxa
C. (Microrhytis), C. foliatum, C. monoceros, C. nuttalli
Sister taxa
C. (Microrhytis)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Murex (Cerostoma) Conrad p. 263
1846Murex (Ceratostoma) Hermannsen
1960Ceratostoma MacNeil p. 64
1970Ceratostoma Addicott p. 76
1989Ceratostoma Vokes p. 113
2002Ceratostoma Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyThaidinaeJousseaume 1888
genusCeratostoma(Hermannsen 1846)

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. Ceratostoma Hermannsen 1846
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†Ceratostoma monoceros Sowerby 1840
Invalid names: Cerostoma Conrad 1837 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available