Balanus finchii
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Balanoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Balanidae
Subfamilia: Concavinae
Concavinae incertae sedis
Species: †Balanus finchii
Name
[edit]Balanus finchii Lea, 1833: 211
- Later authors have shown that this form came from Yorktown Formation, Virginia. May be synonym of Balanus multiseptatus Ross.
- Original status: valid species
- Geological age: Given by Lea as Miocene of Maryland. See above and Zullo, 1992: 39.
- Type locality: St. Mary's, Maryland (by Lea, 1833)
- Types: Lea's cabinet
- ZooBank: 7C78F805-5906-42AB-B0B3-783695F8D1BE
References
[edit]- Lea, I. 1833: Description of six new species of fossil shells from the Tertiary of Maryland and New Jersey. IN Contributions to Geology: 211–230. Carey, Lea & Blanchard, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. [See p. 211]
- Pitombo, F.B. 2004: Phylogenetic analysis of the Balanidae (Cirripedia, Balanomorpha). Zoologica Scripta 33(3): 261–276. DOI: 10.1111/j.0300-3256.2004.00145.x Reference page. [See p. 275]
- Zullo, V.A. 1992. Revision of the balanid barnacle genus Concavus Newman, 1982, with the description of a new subfamily, two new genera, and eight new species. Paleontological Society Memoir 27: 1–46. JSTOR Reference page. [See p. 39]