Acteocina culcitella Gould 1853 (pillow barrel-bubble)

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae

Alternative combinations: Bulla (Akera) culcitella, Retusa (Acteocina) culcitella, Tornastra culcitella, Tornatina culcitella

Synonyms: Acteocina pedroensis Oldroyd 1925, Retusa (Acteocina) culcitella pedroensis Oldroyd 1925

Belongs to Acteocina according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Arnold 1903, Grant, IV and Gale 1931, Oldroyd 1925, Squires et al. 2006 and Woodring and Bramlette 1950

Sister taxa: Acteocina anetaspira, Acteocina bidentata, Acteocina bullata, Acteocina canaliculata, Acteocina candei, Acteocina cederstromi, Acteocina cerealis, Acteocina chowanensis, Acteocina harpa, Acteocina inculta, Acteocina infrequens, Acteocina kirkwoodiana, Acteocina lajonkaireana, Acteocina lepta, Acteocina puruha, Acteocina recta, Acteocina sandwicensis, Retusa (Acteocina) angustior

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (3 collections), United States (38: California)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)

• Pliocene of United States (13: California)

Total: 55 collections each including a single occurrence

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