Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Belongs to Balanus according to Conrad 1846
Sister taxa: Balanus (Balanus), Balanus amaryllis, Balanus amphitrite, Balanus asteroides, Balanus bloxhamensis, Balanus calidus, Balanus cantelli, Balanus crenatus, Balanus eburneus, Balanus glandula, Balanus halosydne, 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:
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (2: Florida collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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