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Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) cornwalli

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae

Taxonomy
Balanus (Hesperibalanus) cornwalli was named by Zullo (1966). Its type specimen is UCMP 12074, an other, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP Loc. B-4255 - Cowtliz Fm type section [Cowlitz Fm], which is in a Bartonian offshore sandstone in the Cowlitz Formation of Washington.

It was recombined as Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) cornwalli by Zullo (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Balanus (Hesperibalanus) cornwalli Zullo p. 200 figs. figs. 2A-H
1982Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) cornwalli Zullo p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
RankNameAuthor
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
—Sessilia(Lamarck 1818)
orderBalanomorpha(Pilsbry 1916)
superfamilyBalanoideaLeach 1817
familyBalanidaeLeach 1817
subfamilyArchaeobalaninaeNewman and Ross 1976
genusSolidobalanusPilsbry 1916
subgenusHesperibalanus
speciescornwalli()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Grouping: gregariousf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-04 07:41:07
Modified: 2008-03-04 09:41:07
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) Balanus cornwalli (160104 160105 type locality: 160106 160107)