Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae
Alternative combinations: Bellerophon punctifrons, Bucania punctifrons
Full reference: E. Emmons. 1842. Geology of New York, pt. 2, Comprising the survey of the second geological district. New York State Geological Survey 1-429
Belongs to Undulabucania according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Bassler 1932, Ebbestad 1999, Emmons 1842, Grabau and Shimer 1909, Lesley 1889, Raymond 1902, Wahlman 1992, Weller 1903 and Wilson 1951
Sister taxon: Undulabucania gorbyi
Subtaxa: Bucania punctifrons primaeva
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (3: Ontario collections), United States (3: Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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