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Bullia laevissima

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Taxonomy
Buccinum laevissimum was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.

It was recombined as Bullia laevissima by Barnard (1962), Davies (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Buccinum laevissimum Gmelin
1962Bullia laevissima Barnard
1973Bullia laevissima Davies

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
genusBulliaGray 1834
specieslaevissima(Gmelin 1791)

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.

Bullia laevissima Gmelin 1791
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 09:58:40
Modified: 2018-03-31 19:18:23
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa (Western Cape) Bullia laevissima (118257)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) Bullia laevissima (110489)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Bullia laevissima (122941 122945)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia Bullia laevissima (122929 122932)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia (Karas) Bullia laevissima (124048)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia (Erongo) Bullia laevissima (124050 124052 124058)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) Bullia laevissima (110492)