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Bulbus

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Bulbus was named by Brown (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u-l R]. It is extant. Its type is Bulbus smithii.

It was assigned to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Polinicinae by Marincovich (1977), Majima (1989) and Pastorino (2005).

Species
B. carcellesi, B. fragilis, B. smithii (type species)

Synonyms
  • Acrybia was named by Adams and Adams (1853). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Bulbus by Kabat (1991).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Bulbus Brown
1853Acrybia Adams and Adams
1977Bulbus Marincovich p. 335
1989Bulbus Majima p. 32
2002Bulbus Sepkoski
2005Bulbus Pastorino p. 236

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyPolinicinaeGray 1847
genusBulbusBrown 1839

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. Bulbus Brown 1839
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Bulbus fragilis Leach 1819
Bulbus smithii Brown in Smith 1839
Invalid names: Acrybia Adams and Adams 1853 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-05-29 02:56:52
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:12:38
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina B. sp. (185967)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Japan B. fragilis (78431)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Alaska) B. fragilis (37405)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) B. fragilis (75526)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Acrybia islandica (98197 98201)