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Bulla
Taxonomy
Bulla was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie R]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Cephalaspida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bullidae by Oostingh (1935), Olsson and Harbison (1953), DuBar (1958), Addicott (1970), Kendrick (1990), Todd (2001) and Harzhauser (2007).
It was assigned to Cephalaspida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bullidae by Oostingh (1935), Olsson and Harbison (1953), DuBar (1958), Addicott (1970), Kendrick (1990), Todd (2001) and Harzhauser (2007).
Species
B. (Bulla), B. (Tornatina), B. ampulla, B. arenasia, B. argosensis, B. assimilata, B. cantuaensis, B. clathrata, B. coclis, B. conica, B. conulus, B. coronata, B. crassiplica, B. cylindrica, B. cylindroides, B. globulus, B. gouldiana (syn. B. nebulosa), B. infundibulum, B. laevis, B. lignaria, B. macfadyeni, B. minuta, B. ovulata, B. plicata, B. punctulata (syn. B. panamensis, B. aspera, B. adamsi, B. quoyana), B. reussi, B. semistriata, B. stampinensis, B. striata (syn. Bullaria occidentalis), B. striatella, B. subampulla, B. vernicosa, B. verrucosa, B. volva
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1758 | Bulla Linnaeus p. 725 |
| 1935 | Bulla Oostingh p. 114 |
| 1953 | Bulla Olsson and Harbison p. 164 |
| 1958 | Bulla DuBar p. 183 |
| 1970 | Bulla Addicott p. 138 |
| 1990 | Bulla Kendrick p. 43 |
| 2001 | Bulla Todd |
| 2002 | Bulla Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Bulla Harzhauser |
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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.
G. Bulla Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Bulla (Tornatina) Adams 1850
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†Tornatina camaronesia Ihering 1907
†Tornatina evoluta Waring 1917
†Tornatina munieri Loriol and Lambert 1893
Bulla ampulla Linnaeaus 1758
†Bulla arenasia Ihering 1907
†Bulla argosensis Harzhauser 2007
†Bulla assimilata Cooper 1894
†Bulla cantuaensis Anderson and Martin 1914
†Bulla clathrata Defrance 1817
†Bulla coclis Ponzi 1876
†Bulla conica Deshayes 1824
†Bulla conulus Deshayes 1824
†Bulla coronata Lamarck 1804
†Bulla crassiplica Conrad 1848
Bulla cylindrica Bruguière 1792
†Bulla cylindroides Deshayes 1824
†Bulla globulus Deshayes 1824
†Bulla infundibulum Ponzi 1876
†Bulla laevis Defrance 1817
Bulla lignaria Linnaeus 1758
†Bulla macfadyeni Cox 1935
†Bulla minuta Deshayes 1824
†Bulla ovulata Lamarck 1804
†Bulla plicata Deshayes 1824
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]
†Bulla reussi Martin 1879
†Bulla semistriata Deshayes 1824
†Bulla stampinensis Cossmann 1879
†Bulla striatella Lamarck 1804
†Bulla subampulla d'Orbigny 1852
†Bulla vernicosa Gould 1859
Bulla verrucosa Linnaeus 1758
Bulla volva Linnaeus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Callovian to the top of the Holocene or 166.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 163.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 163.5 Ma
Collections (234 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callovian | Yemen (Wadi Hajar) | B. sp. (2600) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | Somalia | B. macfadyeni (93020) | |
| Kimmeridgian | Portugal | Tornatina cylindrella (8521) | |
| Early/Lower Valanginian | Switzerland | B. avellana, B. dactylus, B. jaccardi (2225) | |
| Valanginian | Switzerland | B. jaccardi (2221 2247) | |
| Valanginian | France | B. etalloni (2220) B. jaccardi (2222) | |
| Aptian | France | B. urgonensis (2186) | |
| Aptian | Switzerland | B. urgonensis (2188) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | Switzerland | B. tombeckiana (2232) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Delaware) | B. macrostromata (6155 6157) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Alabama) | B. sp. (4175) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Mississippi) | B. sp. (4127) | |
| Danian | Greenland | B. groenlandica (177724) | |
| Paleocene | Argentina | B. sp. (99258) | |
| Selandian | Greenland | B. sp. (22944) | |
| Ypresian | France | B. cylindroides (184828) B. minuta (184832) | |
| Ypresian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | B. glacialis (63548 63549) | |
| Ypresian - Lutetian | United Kingdom (England) | B. attenuata (42583) | |
| Lutetian | France | B. conica (184833) B. cylindrica (184107) B. cylindrica, B. cylindroides, B. conulus (171525) B. cylindroides (171528 184827) B. globulus, B. lignaria (184829) B. laevis, B. conulus (171531) B. ovulata, B. cylindrica (171527) B. ovulata, B. cylindroides, B. conulus, B. plicata (171533) B. ovulata, B. striatella, B. coronata, B. cylindrica, B. cylindroides, B. conulus (184815) B. ovulata, B. striatella, B. coronata, B. cylindrica, B. laevis (184110) B. semistriata, B. lignaria, B. conica (171530) | |
| Lutetian | France (Cotentin) | B. coronata, B. cylindrica, B. cylindroides, B. lignaria (184824) | |