Microcorona girodi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Balanomorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Thecostraca Subclassis: Cirripedia Infraclassis: Thoracica Superordine: Thoracicalcarea Subordo: Balanomorpha

Stem group Balanomorpha
Familia: Brachylepadidae
Genus: †Microcorona
Species: Microcorona girodi

Microcorona girodi Gale & Jagt, 2026
- Stratigraphic and geographic range: Cretaceous; lower Campanian to upper Maastrichtian; Germany and Netherlands
- Type locality: senonensis Zone in the lower Campanian of Alemannia Quarry at Höver, near Hannover, Gerrmany
- Typus: Holotype MB.A.6823; paratype NHMM JJ 2451
- ZooBank: BB2E884A-A84B-4B59-A859-A4BFAFCDBA8D

Gale, A.S. & Jagt, J.W.M. 2026. A new basal balanomorph cirripede (Thoracica, Brachylepadidae) from the Upper Cretaceous and its bearing on the evolutionary origins of the group. Acta Geologica Polonica 76(1): e68. DOI: 0.24425/agp.2026.158182 Reference page. [See p. 7, original description]