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Bulla ampulla

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Bullidae

Taxonomy
Bulla ampulla was named by Linnaeaus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; Pacific.]. It is extant. It is the type species of Bulla.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Bulla ampulla Linnaeaus
1879Bulla ampulla Martin p. 86
1935Bulla ampulla Oostingh p. 115
2007Bulla ampulla 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
speciesampullaLinnaeaus 1758

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 ampulla Linnaeaus 1758
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 48.07000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Indonesia Bulla ampulla (79524)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Indonesia Bulla ampulla (70085)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Bulla ampulla (70100)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia Bulla ampulla (70105 84523)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Papua New Guinea Bulla ampulla (78263)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Bulla ampulla (198563)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Bulla ampulla (122940 122941 122943 122945)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Eritrea Bulla ampulla (101415)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Bulla ampulla (96787 96788 96789)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Bulla ampulla (192720 201440)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Bulla ampulla (63351)