Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Full reference: V. A. Zullo and L. E. Kite. 1985. Barnacles of the Jacksonian (Upper Eocene) Griffins Landing Member, Dry Branch Formation in South Carolina and Georgia. South Carolina Geology 28(1):1-21
Belongs to Hesperibalanus according to V. A. Zullo and L. E. Kite 1985
Sister taxa: Balanus (Hesperibalanus) hesperius, Balanus (Hesperibalanus) unguiformis, Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) cornwalli, Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) kellumi, Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) sookensis
Type specimen: USNM 367869, an other. Its type locality is SCGS 2-42 (20 m) - Aiken Co. Road 14 [Griffins Landing Mbr, Dry Branch Fm], which is in an Eocene coastal claystone in the Dry Branch Formation of Georgia.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: Georgia collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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