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Loxobucania singularis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae

Taxonomy
Bucania singularis was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897). It is not extant. Its type locality is Nashville (Ulrich & Scofield Locality ), which is in the Shermanian of wackestone the Lexington Limestone Formation Kentucky.

It was recombined as Loxobucania singularis by Knight (1942) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Bucania singularis Ulrich and Scofield p. 894 figs. pl. 66 f. 47
1942Loxobucania singularis Knight
1992Bucania singularis Wahlman pp. 137 - 138 figs. pl. 19 f. 15-18
2023Loxobucania singularis Wagner p. 493

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBucaniidae
subfamilyBucaniinae
genusLoxobucania
speciessingularis()

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.

Loxobucania singularis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-05 17:39:04
Modified: 2009-06-05 19:39:04
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Shermanian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Bucania singularis (type locality: 155719)