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Balizoma

Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy
Balizoma was named by Holloway (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-u S Ludl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1088].

It was assigned to Encrinuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
B. obtusus, B. variolaris

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Balizoma Holloway
2002Balizoma Jell and Adrain p. 347
2002Balizoma Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
genusBalizomaHolloway 1980

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. †Balizoma Holloway 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2010-01-09 08:09:26
Modified: 2010-01-09 10:09:26
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Paadla or 440.80000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Czech Republic B. mareki (14085) B. mareki, B. inexpectata (14122) B. sp. (14087)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) B. variolaris (79893)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Arkansas) B. sp. (26020 229058)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) B. variolaris (25990)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom B. variolaris (165514)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic B. transiens (14056 14104 14105 14107) B. transiens, B. dakon (14106)
Gorstian - Ludfordian427.4 - 423.0Czech Republic B. transiens (14066)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Belarus B. sp. (23658)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Ukraine B. obtusus (23356 23357)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Yukon) B. obtusus (23078)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) B. obtusus (25495)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Czech Republic B. concomitans (14114 14130) B. testosteron (14045)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Estonia B. obtusus (13727)