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Cylichna elliptica

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae

Taxonomy
Bulla elliptica was named by Sowerby (1824) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cylichna elliptica by Hendy (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Bulla elliptica Sowerby
2007Cylichna elliptica Hendy

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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
genusCylichnaLovén 1846
specieselliptica(Sowerby 1824)

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.

†Cylichna elliptica Sowerby 1824
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:31:23
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:31:23
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 66.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Texas) Cylichna elliptica (205466)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Bulla elliptica (42583)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Cylichna elliptica (8124)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Bulla elliptica (42584 42585 42586)