Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Belongs to Balanus according to J. S. H. Collins et al. 2009
See also Holmes 1860, McLaughlin et al. 2005 and Pilsbry 1918
Sister taxa: Balanus (Balanus), Balanus amaryllis, Balanus amphitrite, Balanus asteroides, Balanus bloxhamensis, Balanus calidus, Balanus cantelli, Balanus crenatus, Balanus glandula, Balanus halosydne, Balanus humilis, Balanus imitator, Balanus improvisus, Balanus leonensis, Balanus multiseptatus, Balanus niveus, Balanus nubilus, Balanus ochlockonensis, Balanus ornatus, Balanus polyporus, Balanus reticulatus, Balanus rostratus, Balanus scutorum, Balanus silverdalensis, Balanus subalbidus, Balanus trigonus, Balanus vadaszi, Balanus venustus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Jamaica (1 collection), Panama (5), United States (1: South Carolina)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Mexico (1)
• Miocene of Brazil (2), Haiti (3)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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