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Kathpalmeria

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae

Taxonomy
Kathpalmeria was named by Ross (1965) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-u].

It was assigned to Balaninae by Ross and Newman (1967); to Cirripedia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Archaeobalaninae by Zullo and Kite (1985) and Chan et al. (2021).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Kathpalmeria Ross
1967Kathpalmeria Ross and Newman p. 3
1985Kathpalmeria Zullo and Kite p. 11
2002Kathpalmeria Sepkoski
2021Kathpalmeria Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
RankNameAuthor
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
Sessilia(Lamarck 1818)
orderBalanomorpha(Pilsbry 1916)
superfamilyBalanoideaLeach 1817
familyBalanidaeLeach 1817
subfamilyArchaeobalaninaeNewman and Ross 1976
genusKathpalmeriaRoss 1965

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.

G. †Kathpalmeria Ross 1965
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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: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Florida) K. georgiana (120294)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Florida) K. georgiana (49882)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Florida) K. georgiana (34993)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Georgia) K. georgiana (160396 160397 160398 160399 160400)