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Mentzelia balatonica

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae

Taxonomy
Spiriferina (Mentzelia) balatonica was named by Bittner (1890). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Felso-Ors (Budapest coll), which is in a Pelsonian carbonate limestone in the Recoaro Formation of Hungary.

It was recombined as Mentzelia balatonica by Palfy (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Spiriferina (Mentzelia) balatonica Bittner p. 28 figs. Pl 35, fig 1
2003Mentzelia balatonica Palfy p. 146 figs. Pl Br-I, 16

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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
superfamilySpiriferinoidea(Davidson 1884)
familyMentzeliidaeDagys 1974
subfamilyMentzeliinaeDagys 1974
genusMentzelia(Quenstedt 1871)
speciesbalatonica()

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.

Mentzelia balatonica Bittner 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Pelsonian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Mentzelia balatonica (40618) Spiriferina balatonica (128189)