Bulla occidentalis

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Opisthobranchia Family: Bullidae Genus: Bulla (Linnaeus, 1758) Species: Bulla occidentalis (Adams, 1850) Convolute dextral specimen with large rounded aperture. Thin growth lines on whorl. Exhalent notch on the apex of the whorl.

Specifications

Object nameBulla occidentalis
IDUNB-2019-0953
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Cenozoic
Period:
Neogene to Quaternary
Epoch:
Pliocene to Pleistocene
Age:
Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene
Numeric age2 - 2 Mya
OriginCaloosahatchee River, Florida, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1cm x 1.2cm x 1cm

Map of Origin