Plesiobrachylepas jutlandica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Balanomorpha
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 Infraclassis: Thoracica Superordine: Thoracicalcarea Subordo: Balanomorpha

Stem group Balanomorpha
Familia: Brachylepadidae
Genus: †Plesiobrachylepas
Species: Plesiobrachylepas jutlandica

Name

Plesiobrachylepas jutlandica Carriol IN Carriol et al., 2016: 28

• Geological age: lower Eocene (55.5-54 Ma)
• Symbiont: pelagic epibiont on floating logs
• Type locality: Mors, northwest Jutland, Denmark; Mo Clay Formation
• Types: holotype, MGUH 30517
• Distribution: Known only from type area
• ZooBank: D38787D4-FC78-443A-95E3-D9DDB1FB6FBB

References

• Carriol, R-P,, Bonde, N., Jakobsen, S.L. & Høeg, J.T. 2016. New stalked and sessile cirripedes from the Eocene Mo Clay, northwest Jutland (Denmark). Geodiversitas 38(1): 21–32. DOI: 10.5252/g2016n1a2Reference page. 

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Plesiobrachylepas jutlandica – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Plesiobrachylepas jutlandica.
• ION