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Cylichna elliptica

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae

Taxonomy
Bulla elliptica was named by Sowerby (1824) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cylichna elliptica by Hendy (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Bulla elliptica Sowerby
2007Cylichna elliptica Hendy

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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
specieselliptica(Sowerby 1824)

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 elliptica Sowerby 1824
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available