Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Bullidae
Alternative combinations: Bulla (Bulla) punctulata, Bullus punctulatus, Vesica punctulata
Invalid subtaxa: Bulla adamsi Menke 1850, Bulla aspera Adams 1850, Bulla aspersa Adams 1850, Bulla panamensis Philippi 1849 [replaced name], Bulla quoyana Dall 1919, Bullus aspersus Adams 1850
Belongs to Bulla according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Kanakoff and Emerson 1959 and Keen 1971
Sister taxa: Bulla (Bulla), Bulla (Tornatina), Bulla ampulla, Bulla arenasia, Bulla argosensis, Bulla assimilata, Bulla cantuaensis, Bulla clathrata, Bulla coclis, Bulla conica, Bulla conulus, Bulla coronata, Bulla crassiplica, Bulla cylindrica, Bulla cylindroides, Bulla globulus, Bulla gouldiana, Bulla infundibulum, Bulla laevis, Bulla lignaria, Bulla macfadyeni, Bulla minima, Bulla minuta, Bulla ovulata, Bulla plicata, Bulla reussi, Bulla semistriata, Bulla stampinensis, Bulla striata, Bulla striatella, Bulla subampulla, Bulla vernicosa, Bulla verrucosa, Bulla volva
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (2 collections), Mexico (3), Peru (1), United States (7: California)
• Pliocene of Chile (2), Costa Rica (1), Ecuador (2), United States (4: California)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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