Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Alternative combination: Bulla jugularis
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1855. Report Of Mr. T. A. Conrad On The Fossil Shells Collected In California By Wm. P. Blake, Geologist Of The Expedition Under The Command Of Lieutenant R. S. Williamson, United States Topographical Engineers. Description of the fossils and shells collected in California by William P. Blake, Geologist of the United States Pacific Railroad Survey in California. under the command of Lieut. R. S. Williamson, In 1853-54. Article 1 of Appendix to the Preliminary Geological Report of WIlliam P. Blake, Geologist of the Survey in California Under the Command of Lieut. R. S. Williamson. Palæontology 5-21
Belongs to Scaphander according to W.O. Addicott 1970
See also Anderson 1905, Conrad 1855, Etherington 1931 and Loel and Corey 1932
Sister taxa: Bulla (Scaphander) elegans, Scaphander (Mirascapha), Scaphander (Scaphander), Scaphander alaskensis, Scaphander brevicula, Scaphander impunctatus, Scaphander interruptus, Scaphander jacksonensis, Scaphander javanus, Scaphander nannus, Scaphander oligoturritus, Scaphander polysarcus, Scaphander radii, Scaphander rarus, Scaphander remondi, Scaphander stewarti, Scaphander washingtonensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (7: California collections)
• Oligocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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