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Balanus (Megabalanus) wilsoni
Taxonomy
Balanus (Megabalanus) wilsoni was named by Zullo (1969).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1969 | Balanus (Megabalanus) wilsoni Zullo pp. 10 - 16 figs. Figs. 33-46 |
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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.
†Balanus (Megabalanus) wilsoni Zullo 1969
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| V. A. Zullo 1969 | Cylindric megabalanid with large, subtriangular, untoothed orifice; parietes smooth with narrow, reddish stripes on white background; radii broad with nearly horizontal summits and small radial pores; radial septa 13 denticulate on lower sides only ; sheath dark red; scutum higher than broad, with narrow, reflexed tergal margin; exterior of scutum sometimes bearing single longitudinal row of square pits ; adductor ridge absent; tergum broad, spur furrow closed on scutal side only in young specimens, and completely closed in older individuals; tergal spur narrow, elongate; depressor muscle crests present. |
Measurements
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| Reference: Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available