Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Alternative combinations: Bulla (Cylichna) galba, Bulla galba, Cylichna galba, Cylichnina galba, Volvaria galba
Synonyms: Bulla sthillairii Lea 1833, Cylichna sthillairii Lea 1833
Belongs to Retusa (Cylichnina) according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1966
See also Heilprin 1879
Sister taxa: Cylichnina coelata, Cylichnina petrosa, Cylichnina tantilla, Cylichnina turneri, Retusa (Cylichnina) aequiattenuata, Retusa (Cylichnina) conutus, Retusa (Cylichnina) marylandica, Retusa (Cylichnina) subspissa
Type specimens:
- Retusa (Cylichnina) galba: ANSP 30548, a shell
- Cylichna sthillairii: ANSP 5486, a shell.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Jamaica (1 collection), United States (24: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
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