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Balistes muensteri

Tetraodontiformes - Balistidae

Taxonomy
Balistes muensteri was named by Schultz (2004). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kaisersteinbruch, which is in a Sarmatian carbonate limestone in Austria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Balistes muensteri Schultz p. 36 figs. Figs. 1-3, 8-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderBalistoidei
familyBalistidae
genusBalistes
speciesmuensteri

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.

†Balistes muensteri Schultz 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Tortonian or 15.98000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Austria Balistes muensteri (210156)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Czech Republic (Mikulov) Balistes muensteri (161993)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Austria Balistes muensteri (type locality: 70504)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Slovakia Balistes muensteri (123209)