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Bucanella
Taxonomy
Bucanella was named by Meek (1871) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-u D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 362]. Its type is Bucanella nana. It is the type genus of Bucaniellinae.
It was corrected as Bucaniella by Fischer (1885), Pitcher (1939); it was reranked as Plectonotus (Bucaniella) by Clarke (1913).
It was assigned to Protowarthiidae by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); to Plectonotus by Clarke (1913); to Bucaniellinae by Koken and Perner (1925); to Bellerophontacea by Fischer (1885), Pitcher (1939); to Bucaniellidae by Knight et al. (1960); to Bucaniinae by Horný (1963); to Bellerophontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bucanellidae by Starobogatov (1970), Wahlman (1992), Bouchet et al. (2005).
It was corrected as Bucaniella by Fischer (1885), Pitcher (1939); it was reranked as Plectonotus (Bucaniella) by Clarke (1913).
It was assigned to Protowarthiidae by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); to Plectonotus by Clarke (1913); to Bucaniellinae by Koken and Perner (1925); to Bellerophontacea by Fischer (1885), Pitcher (1939); to Bucaniellidae by Knight et al. (1960); to Bucaniinae by Horný (1963); to Bellerophontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bucanellidae by Starobogatov (1970), Wahlman (1992), Bouchet et al. (2005).
Species
B. (Bucanella), B. crispata, B. homalotropis, B. nana (type species), B. revaliensis, B. tripla, Bucaniella quadrisulcata
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1871 | Bucanella Meek p. 426 |
| 1885 | Bucaniella Fischer |
| 1897 | Bucanella Ulrich and Scofield |
| 1913 | Plectonotus (Bucaniella) Clarke p. 165 |
| 1925 | Bucanella Koken and Perner |
| 1939 | Bucaniella Pitcher p. 117 |
| 1960 | Bucanella Knight et al. p. 175 |
| 1963 | Bucanella Horný |
| 1970 | Bucanella Starobogatov p. 300 |
| 1992 | Bucanella Wahlman |
| 2002 | Bucanella Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Bucanella Bouchet et al. pp. 39, 241 |
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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. †Bucanella Meek 1871
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†Bucanella crispata Koken 1897
†Bucanella homalotropis Koken 1897
†Bucanella nana Meek 1871
†Bucanella revaliensis Koken 1897
†Bucanella tripla Whitfield 1889
†Bucaniella quadrisulcata Reed 1921
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (31 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tremadoc | USA (Virginia) | B. nana (6971) | |
| Stairsian | USA (North Dakota) | B. nana (414 119477) | |
| Stairsian | USA (Vermont) | Bucania tripla (154943) | |
| Arenig | USA (Montana) | B. sp. (286) | |
| Arenig | USA (North Dakota) | B. sp. (429) | |
| Kunda | Sweden (Kalmas) | Bucaniella homalotropis (154866) | |
| Kunda | Sweden (Dalarna) | Bucaniella crispata (154464) | |
| Kunda | Estonia (Harjumaa) | Bucaniella revaliensis (154576) | |
| Llandeilo | China (QingHai) | B. sp. (8679) | |
| Caradoc | USA (Wisconsin) | B. sp. (55651) | |
| Idavere | Sweden (Skania) | B. sp. (2770) | |
| Maysvillian | USA (Iowa) | B. conradi (13261 13262) | |
| Maysvillian - Richmondian | USA (Colorado) | B. sp. (10338) | |
| Richmondian | Canada (Nunavut) | B. sp. (24123) | |
| Hirnantian | South Africa | B. sp. (26994) | |
| Llandovery | Canada (Ontario) | B. sp. (444) | |
| Llandovery | USA (Ohio) | B. sp. (448) | |
| Llandovery | Algeria | B. sp. (27323) | |
| Llandovery | USA (New York) | B. sp. (458) | |
| Silurian | USA (New York) | B. sp. (531) | |
| Telychian | USA (Virginia) | B. sp. (527) | |
| Wenlock - Pridoli | Argentina | B. sp. (25058) | |
| Lochkovian | Morocco | B. sp. (13935 13936) | |
| Early/Lower Devonian | Australia (Victoria) | B. sp. (8374) | |
| Early/Lower Emsian | Germany (Eifel) | B. sp. (24623) | |
| Emsian | Brazil (Piaui) | B. sp. (37101) | |
| Late/Upper Emsian | United Kingdom (England) | B. sp. (38384) | |
| Eifelian | Brazil (Para) | B. sp. (37137) |