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Bulla cantuaensis

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Bullidae

Taxonomy
Bulla cantuaensis was named by Anderson and Martin (1914). Its type specimen is CAS 235 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is type locality of Bulla cantuaensis, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in the Temblor Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Bulla cantuaensis Anderson and Martin p. 95 figs. Plate 5, figttres 3a and 3b
1970Bulla cantuaensis Addicott p. 138 figs. Plate 20, figures 34, 35

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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
speciescantuaensis

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 cantuaensis Anderson and Martin 1914
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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: Rudman 1971, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Langhian or 23.04000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Bulla cantuaensis (type locality: 237363)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (California) Bulla cantuaensis (206393)