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Semibalanus

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae

Taxonomy
Semibalanus was named by Pilsbry (1916) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cirripedia by Sepkoski (2002); to Archaeobalanidae by McLaughlin et al. (2005); and to Semibalaninae by Chan et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Semibalanus Pilsbry
2002Semibalanus Sepkoski
2005Semibalanus McLaughlin et al. p. 42
2021Semibalanus Chan et al.

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

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. Semibalanus Pilsbry 1916
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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: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12600 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.126 - 0.0117Iceland S. balanoides (75057)