Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Heterobranchia > Infraclass Euthyneura > Subterclass Ringipleura > Superorder Nudipleura > Order Nudibranchia > Suborder Cladobranchia > Superfamily Proctonotoidea > Family Proctonotidae

Proctonotus Alder & Hancock, 1844

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Venilia Alder & Hancock, 1844 junior homonym; nom. inval.
Zephyrina Quatrefages, 1844 synonym

Children

Proctonotus mucroniferus (Alder & Hancock, 1844)

Literature

original description

Alder, J. (1844). On the genus Venilia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 13. 407.

basis of record

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Proctonotus Alder & Hancock, 1844. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138380

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2016-03-30 by Philippe Bouchet

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