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Bucanopsis volgulica

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon volgulicus was named by Chernyshev (1893). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Retispira volgulica by Rohr and Blodgett (2008); it was recombined as Bucanopsis volgulica by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Bellerophon volgulicus Chernyshev
2008Retispira volgulica Rohr and Blodgett p. 53 figs. 2.1 - 2.4
2023Bucanopsis volgulica Wagner p. S6788

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

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.

Bucanopsis volgulica Chernyshev 1893
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. M. Rohr and R. B. Blodgett 2008Small (7 mm wide), planispiral, rapidly expanding rounded shell with fine spiral threads crossed by fine growth lines; narrow umbilici, aperture slightly expanded, inductral deposits thin.
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: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ludlow or 427.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Alaska) Retispira volgulica (85025)