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Balatonitidae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Balatonitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Balatonitidae Spath p. 14
1981Balatonitidae Tozer
2010Balatonitidae Shigeta et al. p. 246

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyBalatonitidae
familyBalatonitidae

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.

Fm. †Balatonitidae Spath 1951
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G. †Augustaceras Bucher 1988
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†Augustaceras escheri Bucher 1988
†Augustaceras robustum Bucher 1992
†Augustaceras staffordi Bucher 1988
G. †Balatonites Mojsisovics 1879
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†Balatonites balatonicus Mojsisovics 1873
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Invalid names: Balatonites nobilis Assman 1937 [synonym]
†Balatonites bragsensis Laube 1875
†Balatonites carinthiacus von Mojsisovics 1869
†Balatonites constrictus Arthaber 1896
†Balatonites contractus Arthaber 1896
†Balatonites egregius Arthaber 1896
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Invalid names: Balatonites armiger Arthaber 1896 [synonym], Balatonites bullatus Arthaber 1896 [synonym], Balatonites corvini Arthaber 1896 [synonym], Balatonites diffissus Arthaber 1896 [synonym], Balatonites doris Arthaber 1896 [synonym], Balatonites galateae Arthaber 1896 [synonym], Balatonites haueri Arthaber 1896 [synonym], Balatonites jovis Arthaber 1896 [synonym], Balatonites jubilans Arthaber 1896 [synonym], Balatonites lineatus Arthaber 1896 [synonym], Balatonites peleus Arthaber 1896 [synonym], Balatonites quarternondatus Rassmuss 1914 [synonym], Balatonites scylla Arthaber 1896 [synonym], Balatonites stenodiscus Arthaber 1896 [synonym], Balatonites variesellatus Arthaber 1896 [synonym], Balatonites zimmermanni Rassmuss 1914 [synonym]
†Balatonites gemmatus von Mojsisovics 1882
†Balatonites golsensis von Mojsisovics 1878
†Balatonites gottschei von Mojsisovics 1888
†Balatonites gracilis Arthaber 1896
†Balatonites hexatuberculatus Monnet and Bucher 2005
†Balatonites hystrix Arthaber 1896
†Balatonites kingi Smith 1914
†Balatonites macer Fritsch 1902
†Balatonites ottonis von Buch 1848
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Invalid names: Balatonites rothei Wunsch 1960 [synonym], Balatonites zimmeri Rassmuss 1915 [synonym]
†Balatonites oyamai Bando 1964
†Balatonites prezzanus von Mojsisovics 1881
†Balatonites punjabiensis Waagen 1895
†Balatonites semilaevis Hauer 1887
†Balatonites shoshonensis Hyatt and Smith 1905
†Balatonites stradanus von Mojsisovics 1881
†Balatonites transfuga Arthaber 1896
†Balatonites whitneyi Bucher 1992
†Balatonites zitteli von Mojsisovics 1882
G. †Cuccoceras Diener 1907
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†Cuccoceras asseretoi Fantini Sestini 1988
†Cuccoceras cuccense Mojsisovics 1873
†Cuccoceras taramellii Mojsisovics 1873
G. †Ginsburgites Bucher 1992
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†Ginsburgites americanus Bucher 1992
G. †Huishuites Zhao and Wang 1974
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†Huishuites ellipticus Zhao and Wang 1974
G. †Platycuccoceras Bucher 1988
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†Platycuccoceras bonaevistae Hyatt and Smith 1905
†Platycuccoceras cainense Bucher 1992
†Platycuccoceras carnicum Arthaber 1912
†Platycuccoceras rugosum Bucher 1992
†Platycuccoceras tozeri Bucher 1994
†Platycuccoceras yoga Diener 1907
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Smithian to the top of the Fassanian or 249.90000 to 239.48000 Ma

Collections (228 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Pakistan Balatonites punjabiensis (143644)
Aegean246.7 - 244.99China (Guizhou) Huishuites ellipticus (122644)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy (Belluno) Balatonites sp. (211760)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Russian Federation (Primorye) Balatonites sp. (47301) Cuccoceras sp. (47273 47274)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy (South Tyrol) Balatonites ottonis (205101) Balatonites ottonis, Balatonites bragsensis, Balatonites golsensis (211806)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy (Udine) Balatonites balatonicus, Dinarites cuccensis, Dinarites taramellii (211752)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy Balatonites prezzanus (136189) Balatonites prezzanus, Balatonites stradanus (136961)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Japan (Miyagi) Arpadites gottschei (215818)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464India (Himachal Pradesh) Cuccoceras yoga (206206)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy (Lecco) Balatonites ottonis (203380)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Cambodia Balatonites zitteli (44802)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Hungary (Veszprem) Balatonites balatonicus (44291 44292) Balatonites zitteli (211770)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy (Brescia) Balatonites balatonicus (211898)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Thailand (Lampang) Balatonites sp. (211615 211618)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464USA (Nevada) Balatonites shoshonensis (62310) Dinarites bonaevistae (33197 142615) Platycuccoceras tozeri, Platycuccoceras favretense (114584)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy (Bergamo) Balatonites ottonis, Balatonites golsensis (211899)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Chile (Atacama) Cuccoceras cuccense (200772)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Bosnia and Herzegovina Balatonites balatonicus (206719) Balatonites ottonis, Balatonites gemmatus, Balatonites zitteli (206729) Balatonites sp. (206618) Dinarites labiatus, Balatonites ottonis, Balatonites bragsensis, Balatonites zitteli (206722)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Barentsøya) Cuccoceras sp. (212892)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Laos Cuccoceras sp. (44797)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Vietnam Balatonites balatonicus (44787) Cuccoceras annamiticum, Balatonites balatonicus (44775) Cuccoceras cuccense (44764)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Japan Balatonites gottschei (215815)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Poland Balatonites oltonis (217313 217314) Balatonites ottonis (63538)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Guangxi) Balatonites shoshonensis (204654 204655) Balatonites spp., Cuccoceras sp. (44729) Cuccoceras cuccense (122643)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Hungary Balatonites jubilans (203369)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Guizhou) Balatonites spp. (44728)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Balatonites zitteli (206721)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Balatonites lateumbilicatus (202272)
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24Türkiye Cuccoceras asseretoi (143945)
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24China (Guangxi) Platycuccoceras sp. (216970)
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24USA (Nevada) Augustaceras robustum, Ginsburgites americanus (112762 112765 112766) Cuccoceras bonaevistae (40754 109765 112787 143221 143260 143261 143263 143266 143271 143274 143275) Platycuccoceras bonaevistae (132700) Platycuccoceras favretense (107493) Platycuccoceras rugosum (109762 111227 112710) Platycuccoceras silberlingi (109763 112754 112755 112757 112759 112760)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Greece (Epidavros) Balatonites balatonicus (211428 211429)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33USA (Nevada) Augustaceras escheri (105075) Augustaceras escheri, Augustaceras staffordi (105072 105077) Augustaceras escheri, Augustaceras staffordi, Platycuccoceras favretense (104942) Augustaceras escheri, Platycuccoceras favretense (105073) Augustaceras staffordi (105078 105079) Balatonites shoshonensis (113670 113671 113672 113673 113674 113675 115462) Balatonites shoshonensis, Balatonites kingi (33201) Balatonites whitneyi (113676 113677 113678 113679 113680 113681 113683 113710) Platycuccoceras cainense (113668 113669) Platycuccoceras favretense (105178 105180 105181 105182 105183 105184 105186 105187 106197 106207 106210 106212 106213 106320 106322 106323 107491 107492 107730) Platycuccoceras praebalatonensis (107494 107495) Platycuccoceras sp. (113600) Platycuccoceras sp., Balatonites hexatuberculatus (115464)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Italy (Trentino-Alto Adige) Balatonites balatonicus (81496)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Vietnam Balatonites sp. (107705)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Türkiye Balatonites balatonicus, Balatonites ottonis (143961) Balatonites ottonis (143955 143956 143974) Cuccoceras asseretoi (143903) Cuccoceras cuccense (143904)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Israel (Negev) Balatonites balatonicus, Balatonites jovis, Balatonites zimmeri (214646)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Slovakia Balatonites sp. (44913 44915)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Italy Balatonites ottonis (131849) Balatonites sp. (141762 141771 141799 141800)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Japan Balatonites oyamai (101739)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Hungary Balatonites balatonicus (91916 91917 91918 91920 91921 91922 91923 91924 91926 128187) Balatonites balatonicus, Balatonites jovis (91925) Balatonites gemmans, Balatonites sp. (40631 40633 40635) Balatonites gemmans, Balatonites sp., Balatonites jovis (40632) Balatonites sp. (40629 40634 40636 40639 40643 40644 91970 91973 91974 91975 91976 91978 91980 91983 92010) Balatonites sp., Balatonites balatonicus (40642 91971 91972 91977 91979 91985 91987 91994 91995 91996 91999 92001 92002 92003 92004 92005) Balatonites sp., Balatonites balatonicus, Balatonites jovis (40621 40641 91998 92009) Balatonites sp., Balatonites balatonicus, Balatonites jovis, Balatonites zitteli (40620 40622 92008 92011 92012) Balatonites sp., Balatonites balatonicus, Balatonites ottonis, Balatonites jovis, Balatonites zitteli (40619) Balatonites sp., Balatonites balatonicus, Balatonites zitteli (91984 91988 91993 91997 92000 92006 92007) Balatonites sp., Balatonites jovis (40623 40630 40645) Balatonites sp., Balatonites ottonis (92014 92015) Balatonites sp., Balatonites ottonis, Balatonites jovis (40646) Balatonites sp., Balatonites zitteli (91986)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Malaysia (Kelantan) Balatonites balatonicus (211343)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33China (Guangxi) Balatonites gracilis (99903) Balatonites sp. (96998 96999)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Austria Balatonites balatonicus, Balatonites hystrix (216621 216624) Balatonites egregius (186977) Balatonites egregius, Balatonites armiger, Balatonites diffissus, Balatonites variesellatus, Balatonites stenodiscus, Balatonites haueri, Balatonites jovis, Balatonites doris, Balatonites galateae, Balatonites jubilans, Balatonites scylla, Balatonites peleus, Balatonites bullatus, Balatonites corvini, Balatonites lineatus (186976)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464Austria Balatonites gracilis, Balatonites balatonicus, Balatonites hystrix, Balatonites constrictus, Balatonites contractus, Balatonites lineatus, Balatonites transfuga, Balatonites semilaevis, Balatonites gemmatus (186975)
Pelsonian - Tuvalian244.24 - 227.3Türkiye (Anatolia) Balatonites sp., Cuccoceras cuccense, Balatonites ottonis (204511)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Austria Balatonites gemmatus, Balatonites zitteli (136996)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Italy (Trentino) Balatonites prezzanus (211765) Balatonites prezzanus, Balatonites stradanus (211768)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464China (Xizang) Balatonites balatonicus (150445)
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48Italy (South Tyrol) Balatonites gemmatus (205103)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy (Bergamo) Balatonites carinthiacus (211757)