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Boucotinskia

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtinopsidae

Taxonomy
Boucotinskia was named by Brunton and Cocks (1967). Its type is Delthyris sulcata.

It was assigned to Kozlowskiellininae by Bassett and Cocks (1974); to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Araspiriferinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Species
B. elongata (syn. Spirifer insignis minor), B. sulcata
Species lacking formal opinion data
B. sulcatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Boucotinskia Brunton and Cocks
1974Boucotinskia Bassett and Cocks
2002Boucotinskia Sepkoski
2006Boucotinskia Williams et al. p. 1841

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferida
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyDelthyridoideaPhillips 1841
familyCyrtinopsidaeWedekind 1926
subfamilyAraspiriferinaeJohnson 1994
genusBoucotinskiaBrunton and Cocks 1967

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.

G. †Boucotinskia Brunton and Cocks 1967
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†Boucotinskia elongata Munthe 1910
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Invalid names: Spirifer insignis minor Hedström 1923 [synonym]
†Boucotinskia elongata insignis Hedström 1923
†Boucotinskia sulcata Hisinger 1837
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2006).g
Created: 2009-06-06 10:57:34
Modified: 2009-06-06 12:57:34
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Whitcliffe or 430.60000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7USA (New York) B. sulcata (13045)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (New York) B. sulcata (12932 13047) B. sulcatus (12933 13050 13052 13053)
Homerian - Gorstian430.6 - 425.0Sweden (Gotland) B. elongata (13530)
Gorstian - Ludfordian426.7 - 422.7Sweden (Gotland) B. elongata (13531)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Sweden (Gotland) B. sulcata (13533 13534) B. sulcata, B. elongata (13532)
Leintwardine - Whitcliffe421.3 - 419.62Sweden (Gotland) B. elongata (192343) B. sulcata (192369)