Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Alternative combinations: Ancilla altilis, Ancillaria (Ancillopsis) altile, Ancillaria altile, Ancillaria altilis, Ancillopsis altile, Ancyllaria altilis, Buccinanops altile, Bullia altile
Synonym: Anolax gigantea Lea 1833
Belongs to Bullia according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1966
See also Harris and Palmer 1947 and Price and Palmer 1928
Sister taxa: Buccinum (Bullia) simplex, Bullia (Buccinanops), Bullia annulata, Bullia buccinoides, Bullia hungarica, Bullia laevissima
Subtaxa: Bullia altile harrisi
Type specimens:
- Bullia altilis: ANSP 14644, a shell
- Anolax gigantea: ANSP 5909, a shell.
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (30: Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas collections)
• Paleocene of United States (3: Alabama)
Total: 33 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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