Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative spelling: Tritonium (Buccinum)
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Buccinidae according to G. Rosenberg 2005
See also Abbott 1974, Sepkoski 2002, Titova 1994 and Woodring 1938
Sister taxa: Accidenticulabrum, Aeneator, Agasoma, Aliofusus, Amarophos, Ancistrolepis, Antillophos, Aplus, Aquilofusus, Austrocominella, Austrofusus, Babylonia, Bailya, Beringiinae, Bolis, Brachysphingus, Buccininae, Buccinopsis, Buccinulum, Buccitriton, Burnupena, Caducifer, Cantharus, Chrysodomus, Clinopegma, Colinae, Colubraria, Colus, Cominella, Cymatophos, Cyrtochetus, Dipsaccus, Donovaniinae, Editharus, Egotistica, Engina, Enzinopsis, Eobuccinella, Euthrenopsis, Euthria, Gemophos, Hanetia, Hindsia, Iredalula, Janiopsis, Kaiparanura, Kergipenion, Khetella, Lacinia, Laevibuccinum, Latrunculus, Loochooia, Metaphos, Metula, Misifulgur, Monoptygma, Monostiolum, Nassa, Nawenia, Neosconsia, Nicema, Northia, Odontobasis, Ornopsis, Pangoa, Paracominia, Parancistrolepidinae, Pareuthria, Parkeristoma, Parvisipho, Pegocomptus, Penion, Perunassa, Phos, Pisania, Pisaniinae, Pisaninae, Pomahakia, Proneptunea, Prosipho, Pseudofulgur, Pseudolivinae, Pseudoneptunea, Ptychosalpinx, Savatieria, Scalaspira, Searlesia, Siphonalia, Siphonaliinae, Siphonofusus, Stantonella, Suessionia, Suessonia, Tasmeuthria, Terebrifusus, Tritonidea, Trominina, Truncaria, Varicosipho, Volutopsiinae, Wrigleya, Zaglenum, Zelandiella
Subtaxa: Buccinum aciculatum Buccinum amoenum Buccinum angulosum Buccinum bistriatum Buccinum callosum Buccinum clavatulatum Buccinum cyaneum Buccinum declive Buccinum decussatum Buccinum digitale Buccinum dubium Buccinum finmarkianum Buccinum glaciale Buccinum humphreysianum Buccinum jordani Buccinum junghuhni Buccinum laevigatum Buccinum mississppiensis Buccinum modestum Buccinum nudum Buccinum ochotense Buccinum percrassum Buccinum physeatum Buccinum plectrum Buccinum polare Buccinum saundersi Buccinum scalariforme Buccinum striatulum Buccinum terebrale Buccinum undatum
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (26: British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec collections), Greenland (15), Iceland (6), Ireland (1), Italy (1), Namibia (7), the Netherlands (5), South Africa (5), the United Kingdom (2), United States (27: Alaska, California, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Virginia, Washington)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (1)
• Pliocene of Belgium (2), Iceland (1), Japan (6), the Netherlands (1), South Africa (5), the United Kingdom (8), United States (3: California)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: Alaska)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1), Indonesia (1), Iran (1), Japan (3), United States (11: Alaska)
• Oligocene of United States (2: Alaska, Mississippi)
• Eocene of France (2), Indonesia (1), the United Kingdom (5)
• Cretaceous of Poland (1), Switzerland (1)
• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 153 collections including 177 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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