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Balatonia robusta

Disjectoporidae

Taxonomy
Balatonia robusta was named by Fan et al. (1991). Its type specimen is IG L-1-002 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dongnameng, Guangnan County, which is in a Wordian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. kochi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Balatonia robusta Fan et al. p. 64 figs. 14.8, 16.4, 17.3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
familyDisjectoporidaeTornquist 1901
RankNameAuthor
genusBalatonia
speciesrobusta

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.

†Balatonia robusta Fan et al. 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available