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Bullaria obtenta

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Bullaria tumida Packard p. 433 figs. Plate 37, .figure 4
1924Bullaria obtenta Hanna p. 159
1982Bulla tumida Saul p. 72

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyCylichnidaeAdams 1850
genusBullariaRafinesque 1815
speciesobtenta

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Bullaria obtenta Hanna 1924
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Invalid names: Bullaria tumida Packard 1922 [replaced]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. L. Packard 1922 (Bullaria tumida)Shell medium sized, rather tumid, whorls involved, the apex depressed; outer lip expanded, rounded posteriorly, forming nearly a right angle with the straight basal margin; aperture rounded anteriorly and but slightly posteriorly; inner lip smooth except for a single umbilical flexure in front . Sculpture consists of conspicuous growth lines that are more prominent on the anterior part of the outer lip. Height of type, 16 mm.; diameter of body whorl, 11 mm.