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Acteocina bidentata

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae

Taxonomy
Bulla bidentata was named by d'Orbigny (1841) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Cylichnella bidentata by Gabb (1873) and Portell et al. (1992); it was recombined as Acteocina bidentata by Weisbord (1962) and Massemin et al. (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Cylichnella mareana was named by Weisbord (1962) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Caribbean.]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Acteocina bidentata by Hendy et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Bulla bidentata d'Orbigny
1873Cylichnella bidentata Gabb
1962Acteocina bidentata Weisbord
1962Cylichnella mareana Weisbord pp. 458-459 figs. pl. 47, figs. 1-2
1992Cylichnella bidentata Portell et al.
2009Acteocina bidentata Massemin et al. p. 226

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchia(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyCylichnidaeAdams 1850
genusActeocinaGray 1847
speciesbidentata(d'Orbigny 1841)

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.

Acteocina bidentata d'Orbigny 1841
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Invalid names: Cylichnella mareana Weisbord 1962 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2018-03-27 14:01:02
Modified: 2018-03-27 14:01:02
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Chester 1993

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Cylichnella mareana (41543)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Cylichnella bidentata (131210 131217)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Cylichnella bidentata (80304)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Cylichnella bidentata (61310)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay Cylichnella bidentata (195917 195928 195933)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil Cylichna bidentata (72116 72120)