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Bulbificopsis garza

Gastropoda - Ficidae

Taxonomy
Bulbificopsis garza was named by Squires and Saul (2003). Its type specimen is CAS 68652, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS Loc. 28310A - Ortigalita Peak, which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in the Moreno Formation of California. It is the type species of Bulbificopsis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Bulbificopsis garza Squires and Saul pp. 54 - 55 figs. 2.8-2.11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyFicoideaMeek 1864
familyFicidaeMeek 1864
genusBulbificopsis
speciesgarza

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.

†Bulbificopsis garza Squires and Saul 2003
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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 07:59:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (California) Bulbificopsis garza (type locality: 176930 185453 185507 185509 220358) Priscoficus sp. (176785 185456 185457)