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Proserpinidae

Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Proserpinidae

Taxonomy
Proserpinidae was named by Gray (1847). It is extant. Its type is Proserpina.

It was assigned to Helicinoidea by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Subtaxa

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Proserpinidae Gray
1891Despoenidae Newton
2005Proserpinidae Bouchet et al. p. 246

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassNeritimorpha
orderCycloneritida()
superfamilyHelicinoideaFérussac 1822
familyProserpinidaeGray 1847
familyProserpinidaeGray 1847

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.

Fm. Proserpinidae Gray 1847
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G. Proserpina Sowerby 1847
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Invalid names: Despoena Newton 1891 [synonym]
Invalid names: Despoenidae Newton 1891 [synonym]
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