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Loxobucania evoluta

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae

Taxonomy
Bucania evoluta was named by Reed (1921). It is not extant. Its type locality is Balclatchie, Ayrshire, Girvan, which is in a Llandeilo carbonate limestone in the Llandeilo Formation of the United Kingdom.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Bucania evoluta Reed p. 31 figs. pl. 6 f. 6
2023Loxobucania evoluta Wagner p. 2909

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

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 evoluta Reed 1921
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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: Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Llandeilo to the top of the Burrellian or 461.10000 to 452.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Bucania evoluta (type locality: 167924)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Bucania evoluta (169263)