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Cylichna occulta

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae

Taxonomy
Bulla occulta was named by Mighels and Adams (1842) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Northern Atlantic.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cylichna occulta by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Bulla occulta Mighels and Adams
2008Cylichna occulta Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchia(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyCylichnidaeAdams 1850
genusCylichnaLovén 1846
speciesocculta(Mighels and Adams 1842)

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 occulta Mighels and Adams 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available