Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Alternative spellings: Balanus (Hesperibalanus), Hesperibalans, Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus)
Parent taxon: Archaeobalaninae according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021
See also McLaughlin et al. 2005, Ross and Newman 1967, Sepkoski 2002, Zullo 1966, Zullo 1982, Zullo and Baum 1979 and Zullo and Kite 1985
Sister taxa: Actinobalanus, Archaeobalanus, Armatobalanus, Bathybalanus, Chirona, Conopea, Kathpalmeria, Membranobalanus, Notobalanus, Palaeobalanus, Solidobalanus, Striatobalanus, Zullobalanus
Subtaxa: Balanus (Hesperibalanus) hesperius Balanus (Hesperibalanus) proinus Balanus (Hesperibalanus) unguiformis Hesperibalanus huddlestuni Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) cornwalli Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) kellumi Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) sookensis
Type: Balanus hesperius
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (7: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (4: California)
• Miocene of Panama (2)
• Oligocene of United States (8: North Carolina, Washington)
• Eocene of United States (9: Georgia, North Carolina, Washington)
Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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