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Balvia (Balvia)

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Prionoceratidae

Discussion

Originally ranked as a genus. I have been unable to find the first usage of Balvia as a nominate subgenus within genus Balvia. It may be Becker (1996).

Taxonomy
Balvia (Balvia) was named by Lange (1929).

It was assigned to Balvia by Lange (1929), Becker (1996).

Subtaxa
Balvia (Balvia) globularis
Species lacking formal opinion data
Balvia biforme, Balvia falx, Balvia globulare, Balvia lens, Balvia nucleus, Balvia tetrgona
Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-09-12; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-09-12

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Balvia (Balvia) Lange
1996Balvia (Balvia) Becker p. 33

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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
subgenusBalviaLange 1929

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 (Balvia) Lange 1929
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available