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Bucanellidae

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bucanellidae

Taxonomy
Bucaniellinae was named by Koken and Perner (1925) [ranked by Knight, Cox, Batten & Yochelson 1960 (ref# 10229)]. Its type is Bucanella.

It was corrected as Bucanellinae by Knight et al. (1960) and Frýda (1999); it was reranked as the family Bucanellidae by Starobogatov (1970), Wahlman (1992), Bouchet et al. (2005) and Bouchet et al. (2017).

It was assigned to Bellerophontidae by Koken and Perner (1925); to Sinuitopsida by Starobogatov (1970); to Bellerophontacea by Wahlman (1992); to Sinuitidae by Knight et al. (1960) and Frýda (1999); and to Bellerophontoidea by Bouchet et al. (2005) and Bouchet et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Bucaniellinae Koken and Perner
1960Bucanellinae Knight et al. p. 175
1970Bucanellidae Starobogatov p. 300
1992Bucanellidae Wahlman
1999Bucanellinae Frýda p. 31
2005Bucanellidae Bouchet et al. pp. 39, 241
2017Bucanellidae Bouchet et al. p. 332

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBucanellidae()
familyBucanellidae()

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.

Fm. †Bucanellidae Koken and Perner 1925
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G. †Bucanella Meek 1871
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Subg. †Bucanella (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
G. †Crenistriella Knight 1945
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Crenistriella armoricana Blodgett et al. 1999
G. †Ornatosinuitina Blodgett and Frýda 1999
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Ornatosinuitina reyesi Fischer 1969
G. †Sinuitella Yochelson 1962
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Sinuitella norvegica Brøgger 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-20 21:23:33
Modified: 2009-09-20 23:23:33
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Varangu to the top of the Givetian or 485.40000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Norway (Ovre Oren) Sinuitella norvegica (75288)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7USA (Virginia) Bucanella nana (6971)
Varangu485.4 - 484.5Norway (Oslo) Sinuitella norvegica (3183)
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (Vermont) Bucania tripla (154943)
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (North Dakota) Bucanella nana (414 119477)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0USA (North Dakota) Bucanella sp. (429)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0USA (Montana) Bucanella sp. (286)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Estonia (Harjumaa) Bucaniella revaliensis (154576)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Sweden (Kalmas) Bucaniella homalotropis (154866)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Sweden (Dalarna) Bucaniella crispata (154464)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (QingHai) Bucanella sp. (8679)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Wisconsin) Bucanella sp. (55651)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Sweden (Skania) Bucanella sp. (2770)
Bohdalec457.5 - 445.2Czech Republic Bucanella sp. (3874)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Iowa) Bucanella conradi (13261 13262)
Maysvillian - Richmondian450.2 - 445.5USA (Colorado) Bucanella sp. (10338)
Kralodvorian - Rawtheyan449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic Bucanella sp. (3875)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) Bucanella sp. (24123)
Kosovian445.6 - 443.7Czech Republic Bucanella sp. (3882)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Czech Republic (Praha) Bucanellinae indet. (149320)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4South Africa Bucanella sp. (26994)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (New York) Bucanella sp. (531)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Ohio) Bucanella sp. (448)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Algeria Bucanella sp. (27323)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (New York) Bucanella sp. (458)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Ontario) Bucanella sp. (444)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Virginia) Bucanella sp. (527)
Wenlock - Pridoli433.4 - 419.2Argentina Bucanella sp. (25058)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Bolivia (Potosí) Sinuitina reyesi (146188)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Morocco Bucanella sp. (13935 13936)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Australia (Victoria) Bucanella sp. (8374)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Morocco Crenistriella sp. (150334 150360 150361 150362)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Eifel) Bucanella sp. (24623)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Quebec) Tropidocyclus sp. (608)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Brazil (Piaui) Bucanella sp. (37101)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9United Kingdom (England) Bucanella sp. (38384)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Brazil (Para) Bucanella sp. (37137)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Ohio) Bellerophon rotalinea (129948)
Cazenovian391.9 - 383.7USA (New York) Tritonophon rotalinea (69461)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Crenistriella crenistriata (89882)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Pennsylvania) Crenistriella crenistria (9704 9899) Crenistriella sp. (627 669 670)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2France (Brittany) Crenistriella armoricana (5915 5916)