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Balvia (Mayneoceras)

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Prionoceratidae

Taxonomy
Kenseyoceras (Mayneoceras) was named by Selwood (1960).

It was Balvia (Mayneoceras) by Becker (1996).

It was assigned to Kenseyoceras by Selwood (1960); and to Balvia by Becker (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Kenseyoceras (Mayneoceras) Selwood p. 171
1996Balvia (Mayneoceras) Becker p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyPrionoceratoidea()
familyPrionoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusBalviaLange 1929
subgenusMayneoceras(Selwood 1960)

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.

Subg. †Balvia (Mayneoceras) Selwood 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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