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Balantioselena
Taxonomy
Balantioselena was named by Speden (1962) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi]. Its type is Balantioselena gairi.
It was assigned to Astartidae by Speden (1962); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cardiniidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Astartidae by Speden (1962); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cardiniidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
Species
B. gairi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1962 | Balantioselena Speden p. 96 |
| 2002 | Balantioselena Sepkoski |
| 2014 | Balantioselena Ros-Franch et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| valve height | 6 | 6.59 | 5.80 | 8.10 | 6.35 | 0.969 |
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Age range: Ladinian or 241.46400 to 237.00000 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ladinian | New Zealand | B. gairi (134524 137182 137183) B. sp. (134595 134797 134996 135307) | |
| Ladinian - Carnian | New Zealand | B. sp. (197508) |