Bucaniidae
Encyclopedia
Bucaniidae is an extinct family
of paleozoic molluscs of uncertain position (Gastropoda
or Monoplacophora
) with isostrophically coiled shells.
categorizes Bucaniidae in the superfamilia Bellerophontoidea
within the
Paleozoic molluscs of uncertain systematic position with isostrophically coiled shells (Gastropoda or Monoplacophora).
This family consists of the following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
):
and by Wilbur H. Scofield in 1897.
Original text (the type description) reads as follows:
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
of paleozoic molluscs of uncertain position (Gastropoda
Gastropoda
The Gastropoda or gastropods, more commonly known as snails and slugs, are a large taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca. The class Gastropoda includes snails and slugs of all kinds and all sizes from microscopic to quite large...
or Monoplacophora
Monoplacophora
Monoplacophora, meaning "bearing one plate", is a polyphyletic class of mollusks with a cap-like shell, living on the bottom of deep sea. Extant representatives were unknown until 1952; previously they were known only from the fossil record.- Definition :...
) with isostrophically coiled shells.
Taxonomy
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
categorizes Bucaniidae in the superfamilia Bellerophontoidea
Bellerophontoidea
The Bellerophontoidea, , common name "bellerophonts", is a superfamily of extinct planospirally coiled globose molluscs, generally included in the Gastropoda that first appeared late in the Cambrian and continued until late in the Triassic.-Biology:Unlike normal gastropods, the shells of...
within the
Paleozoic molluscs of uncertain systematic position with isostrophically coiled shells (Gastropoda or Monoplacophora).
This family consists of the following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
):
- Bucaniinae Ulrich & Scofield, 1897 - synonym: Grandostomatinae Horný, 1862
- Plectonotinae Boucot & Yochelsen, 1966
- tribe Plectonotini Boucot & Yochelsen, 1966
- tribe Boucotonotini Frýda, 1999
- Salpingostomatinae Koken, 1925
- Undulabucaniinae Wahlman, 1992
Genera
Genera in the family Bucaniidae include:- Bucania HallJames Hall (paleontologist)James Hall was an American geologist and paleontologist. He was a noted authority on stratigraphy and had an influential role in the development of American paleontology.-Early life:...
, 1847 - type genusType genusIn biological classification, a type genus is a representative genus, as with regard to a biological family. The term and concept is used much more often and much more formally in zoology than it is in botany, and the definition is dependent on the nomenclatural Code that applies:* In zoological...
of the family Bucaniidae. Ordovician and Silurian. - Salpingostoma Roemer, 1876 Ordovician and Silurian.
Original description
Family Bucaniidae was originally described by Edward Oscar UlrichEdward Oscar Ulrich
Edward Oscar Ulrich was an invertebrate paleontologist specializing in the study of Paleozoic fossils.-Biography:...
and by Wilbur H. Scofield in 1897.
Original text (the type description) reads as follows: