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Busycon (Busycoarctum)
Taxonomy
Busycon (Busycoarctum) was named by Hollister (1958). It is extant.
It was reranked as Busycoarctum by Petuch and Roberts (2007).
It was assigned to Busycon by Hollister (1958), Petuch (1988); and to Melongenidae by Petuch and Roberts (2007).
It was reranked as Busycoarctum by Petuch and Roberts (2007).
It was assigned to Busycon by Hollister (1958), Petuch (1988); and to Melongenidae by Petuch and Roberts (2007).
Subtaxa
Species lacking formal opinion data
Busycoarctum rapum, Busycoarctum superbus, Busycoarctum tropicalis, Busycoarctum tudiculatum, Busycon adversarius, Busycon amoenum, Busycon aruanum, Busycon bladenense, Busycon branneri, Busycon burnsii, Busycon caricum, Busycon chowanense, Busycon coronatum, Busycon duerri, Busycon fusiforme, Busycon incile, Busycon maximum, Busycon maximum, Busycon maximus, Busycon montforti, Busycon montfortis, Busycon pachyus, Busycon perversum, Busycon perversum, Busycon planulatum, Busycon proterum, Busycon pyrum, Busycon pyrum, Busycon spiratum, Busycon spiratum, Busycon spiratus, Busycon stellatum, Busycon tampaense, Busycon tampaense, Busycon tampaense, Busycon titan, Busycon willcoxi, Busycon willcoxiana
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1958 | Busycon (Busycoarctum) Hollister |
| 1988 | Busycon (Busycoarctum) Petuch |
| 2007 | Busycoarctum Petuch and Roberts |
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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.
Subg. Busycon (Busycoarctum) Hollister 1958
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Busycon (Busycoarctum) lyonsi Petuch 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (Florida) | Busycoarctum superbus (79958) Busycoarctum tropicalis (79959) Busycoarctum tudiculatum, Busycoarctum sp. (79960) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Busycoarctum rapum (79804) |