Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae
Alternative combinations: Bucania expansa, Salpingostoma expansum
Full reference: J. Hall. 1847. Containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower division of the New York system (equivalent of the Lower Silurian rocks of Europe). Paleontology of New York 1:1-338
Belongs to Salpingostoma according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Hall 1847, Ulrich and Scofield 1897 and Wilson 1951
Sister taxa: Bellerophon (Salpingostoma) macrostomoides, Salpingostoma attavum, Salpingostoma billingsi, Salpingostoma boreale, Salpingostoma buelli, Salpingostoma canadensis, Salpingostoma carnatum, Salpingostoma carrolense, Salpingostoma compressum, Salpingostoma cristatum, Salpingostoma depressum, Salpingostoma elevatum, Salpingostoma imbricata, Salpingostoma infundibulum, Salpingostoma inornatum, Salpingostoma involutum, Salpingostoma kentuckyense, Salpingostoma kokeni, Salpingostoma lata, Salpingostoma locator, Salpingostoma macera, Salpingostoma martinssoni, Salpingostoma megalostoma, Salpingostoma orientalis, Salpingostoma richmondense, Salpingostoma richmondensis, Salpingostoma sculptilis, Salpingostoma shallochense, Salpingostoma subtilistriatus, Salpingostoma terrilli, Salpingostoma verrucosum, Salpingostoma zaddachi
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (9: Ontario, Quebec collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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