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Bucanopsis qinglongensis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bucanopsis qinglongensis was named by Wang (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zhongying Section Bed 29 (QZ-12), Qinglong County, which is in a Changhsingian coastal mudstone/sandstone in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Bucanopsis qinglongensis Wang p. 203 figs. Pl 2, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyBucanopsinae
genusBucanopsis
speciesqinglongensis

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.

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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: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 09:50:18
Modified: 2009-06-11 16:40:35
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Bucanopsis qinglongensis (type locality: 112087)