Megabalanus venezuelensis
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Balanoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Balanidae
Subfamilia: Megabalaninae
Tribus: Megabalanini
Genus: Megabalanus
Species: †Megabalanus venezuelensis
Name
[edit]Megabalanus venezuelensis (Weisbord, 1966: 17)
- Original genus: Balanus
- Original status: valid species
- Geological age: Pliocene, Venezuela
- Type locality: Playa Grande Formation, Catia Member, loc W-22, dip slope 100 m west of Costa fault
- Types: holotype PRI O593a
- ZooBank: 0534FD3F-38D7-4043-B869-875081D9348C
References
[edit]- 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, as Megabalanus venezuelensis]
- 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. 276]
- Weisbord, N.E. 1966: Some late Cenozoic cirripeds from Venezuela and Florida. Bulletins of American Paleontology 50(225): 5-146. BHL Reference page. [See p. 17, as Balanus (Megabalanus) venezuelensis]