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Bambusum

Gastropoda - Caecidae

Taxonomy
Bambusum was named by Olsson and Harbison (1953). It is extant.

It was reranked as Caecum (Bambusum) by Olsson and Harbison (1953).

It was assigned to Caecum by Olsson and Harbison (1953); and to Caecidae by Todd (2001).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Caecum heladum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Bambusum Olsson and Harbison
1953Caecum (Bambusum) Olsson and Harbison p. 319
2001Bambusum Todd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTruncatelloideaGray 1840
familyCaecidaeGray 1850
genusBambusumOlsson and Harbison 1953

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.

G. Bambusum Olsson and Harbison 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:54:52
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:54:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Caecum heladum (79331)