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Balatonites ottonis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Balatonitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites ottonis was named by von Buch (1848).

It was recombined as Balatonites ottonis by von Mojsisovics (1882), Arthaber (1915), Fantini Sestini (1988), Siegel et al. (2022).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. gemmans, B. oltonis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Ammonites ottonis von Buch
1882Balatonites ottonis von Mojsisovics
1915Balatonites ottonis Arthaber
1915Balatonites zimmeri Rassmuss
1960Balatonites rothei Wunsch
1986Balatonites zimmeri Parnes
1988Balatonites ottonis Fantini Sestini p. 58 figs. Pl 11, fig 4
2022Balatonites ottonis Siegel et al. p. 334 figs. 12, 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyBalatonitidae
genusBalatonitesMojsisovics 1879
speciesottonis(von Buch 1848)

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.

†Balatonites ottonis von Buch 1848
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Invalid names: Balatonites rothei Wunsch 1960 [synonym], Balatonites zimmeri Rassmuss 1915 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Pelsonian or 244.24000 to 243.33000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Bosnia and Herzegovina Balatonites ottonis (206722 206729)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy (South Tyrol) Balatonites ottonis (205101 211806)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy (Bergamo) Balatonites ottonis (211899)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy (Lecco) Balatonites ottonis (203380)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Poland Balatonites ottonis (63538)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Hungary Balatonites ottonis (40619 40646 92014 92015)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Türkiye Balatonites ottonis (143955 143956 143961 143974)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Israel (Negev) Balatonites zimmeri (214646)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Italy Balatonites ottonis (131849)
Pelsonian - Tuvalian244.24 - 227.3Türkiye (Anatolia) Balatonites ottonis (204511)