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Kovacsia baloghi

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Sollasia baloghi was named by Kovács (1978). Its type specimen is T-235/1975 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vöröstó dolina, Western Carpathians, Hungary, which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Steinalm reef limestone Formation of Hungary. It is the type species of Kovacsia.

It was recombined as Kovacsia baloghi by Senowbari-Daryan et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Sollasia baloghi Kovács p. 686 fig. 5B,6C
2011Kovacsia baloghi Senowbari-Daryan et al. p. 409 figs. 9E, 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyThaumastocoeliidaeOtt 1967
genusKovacsia
speciesbaloghi()

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.

Kovacsia baloghi Kovács 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-09-07 05:16:14
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Sevatian or 243.33000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464Hungary Sollasia baloghi (type locality: 38049)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary Kovacsia baloghi (150411)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Italy (Sicily) Sollasia baloghi (36454)