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Balantium

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Cavoliniidae

Taxonomy
Balantium was named by Bellardi (1872).

It was assigned to Cavolinidae by Durham (1944).

Species
B. (Flabellulum), B. collina
Species lacking formal opinion data
B. meneliticum, B. riccioli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Balantium Bellardi
1944Balantium Durham p. 190

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderThecosomataBlainville 1823
familyCavoliniidaed'Orbigny 1842
genusBalantiumBellardi 1872

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.

G. †Balantium Bellardi 1872
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Subg. †Balantium (Flabellulum) Bellardi 1873
†Balantium collina Janssen and Zorn 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:42:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:42:46
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Zanclean or 33.90000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania B. meneliticum (187380)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) B. sp. (194069)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Slovakia B. collina (160736)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Holy See (Vatican City State) B. riccioli (209253)