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Bucanthus

Coccolithophyceae - Stephanolithiales - Parhabdolithaceae

Taxonomy
Bucanthus was named by Bown (1987). Its type is Bucanthus decussatus.

It was assigned to Parhabdolithaceae by Bown and Young (1997).

Species
B. decussatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Bucanthus Bown
1997Bucanthus Bown and Young

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Chromalveolata
phylumHaptophytaHibberd ex Cavalier-Smith 1986
RankNameAuthor
classCoccolithophyceae
orderStephanolithiales
familyParhabdolithaceaeBown 1987
genusBucanthusBown 1987

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. †Bucanthus Bown 1987
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†Bucanthus decussatus Bown 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available