Balanus ecuadoricus

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 Superordo: Thoracica Ordo: Sessilia Subordo: Balanomorpha Superfamilia: Balanoidea

Familia: Balanidae
Subfamilia: Balaninae
Balaninae incertae sedis
Species: †Balanus ecuadoricus

Name

Balanus ecuadoricus Pilsbry & Olsson, 1951: 200

• Considered valid species, but not enough detail known to place within Balanidae
• Original status: valid species
• Geological age: Oligocene, Ecuador
• Type locality: Playa Rica, Rio Santiago, Ecuador
• Types: ANSP 18867; paratype ANSP 18866
• ZooBank: 0A652B98-CDDB-4F92-8CF7-4628537CE4D6

References

• 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. 69]
• Pilsbry, H.A. & Olsson, A.A. 1951. Tertiary and Cretaceous Cirripedia from Northwestern South America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 103: 197–210 Reference page.  [See p. 200]
• 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. 274]