Chesaconcavus santamaria

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 Infraordo: Neobalanoformes Superfamilia: Balanoidea

Familia: Balanidae
Subfamilia: Concavinae
Genus: †Chesaconcavus
Species: †Chesaconcavus santamaria

Name

Chesaconcavus santamaria Zullo, 1992: 18

• Original status: valid species
• Geological age: upper middle Miocene, Maryland and Virginia
• Type locality: St. Marys Formation, Essex Mill, 5.6 km south of Tappahannock on Mill Creek, Essex County, Virginia
• Types: Holotype USNM 459060
• ZooBank: 7BCAE6CA-F5FD-4C97-8505-6305A1D51941

References

• 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. 18]