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Bucania ungava

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae

Taxonomy
Bucania ungava was named by Wilson (1938) [?Bucania ungava]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Akpatok Island, 275' above sea level, Ungava Bay, Hudston Strait, which is in a Maysvillian carbonate limestone in the Akpatok Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Bucania ungava Wilson pp. 26 - 27 figs. pl. 1 f. 4-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBucaniidae
subfamilyBucaniinae
genusBucania
speciesungava

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.

Bucania ungava Wilson 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 09:49:54
Modified: 2009-03-04 11:49:54
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Maysvillian or 450.20000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Bucania ungava (type locality: 104997)