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Balatonites
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Ceratitaceae
Family:
Balatonitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Balatonites MOJSISOVICS, 1879
Type Species:
Trachyceras balatonicurn MOJs., 1873
Images
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Fig. 186,5. *B. balatonicus (Mors.), Alps; 5a,b, X0.7 (293-)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Alps-Balkan-Ger.-Japan-Nev.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Anis.
Beginning International Stage:
Anisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
246.7
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Anis.
Ending International Stage:
Anisian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
241.46
Description
Compressed, highly orna- mented, with more or less fastigate venter; radial ribs with variable tuberculation, generally in um- bilical, median, and ventrolateral rows, and in some on center of venter.
References
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Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Ceratitaceae
Family:
Balatonitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Balatonites MOJSISOVICS, 1879
Type Species:
Trachyceras balatonicurn MOJs., 1873
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 186,5. *B. balatonicus (Mors.), Alps; 5a,b, X0.7 (293-)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Alps-Balkan-Ger.-Japan-Nev.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Anis.
Beginning International Stage:
Anisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
246.7
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Anis.
Ending International Stage:
Anisian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
241.46
Description
Compressed, highly orna- mented, with more or less fastigate venter; radial ribs with variable tuberculation, generally in um- bilical, median, and ventrolateral rows, and in some on center of venter.