Chirona varians

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Balanoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Thecostraca Subclassis: Cirripedia Infraclassis: Thoracica Superordine: Thoracicalcarea Subordo: Balanomorpha Superfamilia: Balanoidea

Familia: Archaeobalanidae
Subfamilia: Archaeobalaninae
Genus: Chirona
†Species: Chirona varians

Name

Chirona varians (Sowerby, 1846: 622)

• Original genus: Balanus
• Original status: valid species
• Geological age: Eocene, South America
• Type locality: San Julian, Patagonia
• Types: NHM, Darwin Collection
• ZooBank: 6C17D0AF-DC2D-4F96-9991-79E7CB9B2AC4

Synonymy

• Chthamalus antiquus Philippi, 1887

References

• Carriol, R.-P. 2008: New genus and new species of Cirripedia (Chthamalidae, Tetraclitidae, Archaeobalanidae and Balanidae) from the Middle Miocene of the faluns of Touraine (France). Zootaxa 1675: 31–48. Abstract & excerpt Reference page.  [See p. 33, as Solidobalanus varians, and for synonymy of Chthamalus antiquus]
• Newman, W.A. & Ross, E. 1976. Revision of the balanomorph barnacles; including a catalog of the species. Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History, (9) BHL Reference page.  [See p. 50] (as Chirona (Chirona) varians)
• Sowerby, G.B. 1846. Appendix to Part II: Description of the Tertiary fossil shells from South America, 605-627. In Darwin, C. (ed.), Geological Observations on the Volcanics Islands and Parts of South America Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘‘Beagle.’’ Appleton, London. BHL Reference page.  [See pl. 2]