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Proserpina

Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Proserpinidae

Taxonomy
Proserpina was named by Sowerby (1847). It is extant. It is the type genus of Proserpinidae.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Proserpina Sowerby
1891Despoena Newton
2005Proserpina Bouchet et al. pp. 142, 246

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

G. Proserpina Sowerby 1847
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Invalid names: Despoena 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