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Balbiriniella praestans

Taxonomy
Balbiriniella praestans was named by Oehler (1978). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sample 106, Balbirini Homestead, which is in a Calymmian peritidal dolomite in the Balbirini Dolomite Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Balbiriniella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Balbiriniella praestans Oehler p. 302 figs. 5D-G
1989Balbariniella praestans Allison and Awramik p. 276 fig. 9.13

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RankNameAuthor
Life
genusBalbiriniella
RankNameAuthor
speciespraestans

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.

Balbiriniella praestans Oehler 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Calymmian to the top of the Tonian or 1600.00000 to 850.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calymmian1600.0 - 1400.0Australia (Northern Territory) Balbiriniella praestans (type locality: 227559)
Tonian1000.0 - 850.0Canada (Yukon) Balbariniella praestans (148720 148721 227529 227535)