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Bulla punctulata

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Bullidae

Taxonomy
Bulla punctulata was named by Adams (1850). It is extant.

It was recombined as Bullus punctulatus by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Vesica punctulata by Kanakoff and Emerson (1959); it was recombined as Bulla (Bulla) punctulata by Keen (1971).

Synonyms
  • Bulla adamsi was named by Menke (1850). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Bulla (Bulla) punctulata by Keen (1971).
  • Bulla panamensis was named by Philippi (1849). It is extant.

    It was replaced with Bulla (Bulla) punctulata by Keen (1971).
  • Bulla quoyana was named by Dall (1919). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Bulla (Bulla) punctulata by Keen (1971).
  • Bulla aspera was named by Adams (1850). It is extant.

    It was corrected as Bulla aspersa by Adams (1850); it was recombined as Bullus aspersus by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was synonymized subjectively with Bulla (Bulla) punctulata by Keen (1971).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Bulla panamensis Philippi
1850Bulla aspera Adams
1850Bulla aspersa Adams
1850Bulla punctulata Adams
1850Bulla adamsi Menke
1919Bulla quoyana Dall
1931Bullus aspersus Grant, IV and Gale p. 456
1931Bullus punctulatus Grant, IV and Gale p. 456
1959Vesica punctulata Kanakoff and Emerson pp. 31, 37
1971Bulla (Bulla) punctulata Keen p. 794
2020Bulla punctulata Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyBulloideaLamarck 1801
familyBullidaeLamarck 1801
genusBulla
speciespunctulataAdams 1850

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.

Bulla punctulata Adams 1850
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Invalid names: Bulla adamsi Menke 1850 [synonym], Bulla aspera Adams 1850 [synonym], Bulla panamensis Philippi 1849 [replaced], Bulla quoyana Dall 1919 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingg
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2018-03-31 19:20:19
Modified: 2018-03-31 19:20:19
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Rudman 1971

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Bulla punctulata (97241 97404)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Costa Rica Bulla punctulata (124265)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Chile (Antofagasta) Bulla punctulata (96707)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ecuador Bulla punctulata (96596 96598)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Bulla punctulata (238436 238605)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Chile Bulla punctulata (142300)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Bulla adamsii (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Bulla punctulata (89597)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Bullus punctulatus (96864 96867)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Bulla aspersa (147802 147803)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Bulla punctulata (59063 96566) Bulla quoyi (222660) Vesica punctulata (160361 219029 219030)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Bulla punctulata (97645)