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Loxobucania ellisensis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae

Taxonomy
Bucania ellisensis was named by Twenhofel (1928). It is not extant. Its type locality is Low cliffs near the head of Ellis Bay, Zone 4, which is in a Gamachian carbonate limestone/shale in the Ellis Bay Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Loxobucania ellisensis by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Bucania ellisensis Twenhofel
2023Loxobucania ellisensis Wagner p. S3552

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

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.

Loxobucania ellisensis Twenhofel 1928
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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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-05 17:39:04
Modified: 2009-06-05 19:39:04
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Richmondian to the top of the Gamachian or 449.60000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Québec) Bucania ellisensis (240895)
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) Bucania ellisensis (type locality: 63767)