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Balatonospira

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Balatonospiridae

Taxonomy
Balatonospira was named by Dagys (1974). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Balatonospirinae by Sandy and Stanley (1993) and Williams et al. (2006).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Balatonospira Dagys
1993Balatonospira Sandy and Stanley, Jr. p. 450
2002Balatonspira Sepkoski
2006Balatonospira Williams et al. p. 1922

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyPennospiriferinoideaDagys 1972
familyBalatonospiridaeDagys 1974
subfamilyBalatonospirinaeDagys 1974
genusBalatonospiraDagys 1974

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. †Balatonospira Dagys 1974
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Balatonospira lipoldi Bittner 1890
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height48.273.8010.910.63.46

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Alaunian or 247.20000 to 212.00000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Croatia Spiriferina lipoldi (135872)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Austria Spiriferina lipoldi (202343)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary B. lipoldi (70798) Balatonspira lipoldi (159122)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Austria B. lipoldi (49447)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary (Bakony) Spiriferina lipoldi (203197 203198 203210)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Hungary B. lipoldi (23869 85163)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Nevada) B. lipoldi (100441 100443 144576)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0China (Yunnan) Pseudospiriferina leopoldi (165321)