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Buechelia

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Buechelia was named by Schlüter (1894) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife-u Sepkoski's reference number: 797]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Raphistomatinae by Knight et al. (1960); to Selenimorpha by Heidelberger (2001); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gosseletinidae by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Buechelia Schlüter
1960Buechelia Knight et al. p. 201
2001Buechelia Heidelberger p. 32
2002Buechelia Sepkoski
2023Buechelia Wagner p. G282

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
genusBuechelia

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. †Buechelia Schlüter 1894
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Buechelia bronni Goldfuss 1844
Buechelia goldfussi Schlüter 1894
Buechelia horizontalis Heidelberger and Bandel 1999
Buechelia nodifera Heidelberger and Koch 2005
Buechelia nodosa Blodgett 1992
Buechelia tyrrelli Whiteaves 1892
Buechelia wachtbergi Heidelberger 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:54:14
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Early/Lower Givetian or 388.10000 to 383.70000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Michigan) B. tyrrelli (128912) B. tyrrellii (128941 128942 128943 128950 128953 128970)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Alaska) B. nodosa (3639)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Canada (Manitoba) Raphistoma tyrrelli (624)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Manitoba) B. tyrrelli (6719 6721 6722 6723 228123 228169 228425) Raphistoma tyrrelli (106310)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Sauerland) B. goldfussi (51967) B. nodifera (56160)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) B. goldfussi (38359 184484) B. wachtbergi (38360)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Poland B. sp. (83035)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) B. goldfussi, B. wachtbergi (38362) B. sp. (101680)