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Cerion excelsior S. J. Gould, 1984
1544101 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1544101)
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Gould, S. J. (1984). Morphological channeling by structural constraint: convergence in styles of dwarfing and gigantism in <i>Cerion</i>, with a description of two new fossil species and a report on the discovery of the largest <i>Cerion</i>. <em>Paleobiology.</em> 10(2): 172-194., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0094837300008150
page(s): 193-194, fig. 13 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 193-194, fig. 13 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Great Inagua Island
type locality contained in Great Inagua Island [details]
Fossil range Holocene, extinct
Fossil range Holocene, extinct [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cerion excelsior S. J. Gould, 1984. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1544101 on 2025-09-11
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Gould, S. J. (1984). Morphological channeling by structural constraint: convergence in styles of dwarfing and gigantism in <i>Cerion</i>, with a description of two new fossil species and a report on the discovery of the largest <i>Cerion</i>. <em>Paleobiology.</em> 10(2): 172-194., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0094837300008150
page(s): 193-194, fig. 13 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 193-194, fig. 13 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Fossil range Holocene, extinct [details]
