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Balanus amphitrite

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae

Taxonomy
Balanus amphitrite was named by Darwin (1854). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Balanus amphitrite Darwin
1879Balanus amphitrite Martin p. 132
2005Balanus amphitrite McLaughlin et al. p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Life
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
RankNameAuthor
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
Sessilia(Lamarck 1818)
orderBalanomorpha(Pilsbry 1916)
superfamilyBalanoideaLeach 1817
familyBalanidaeLeach 1817
subfamilyBalaninaeLeach 1817
genusBalanusDa Costa 1778
speciesamphitriteDarwin 1854

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 amphitrite Darwin 1854
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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 Middle Eocene to the top of the Zanclean or 48.60000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2Indonesia Balanus amphitrite (70102)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Balanus amphitrite (166810)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Balanus amphitrite (70098)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) Balanus amphitrite (41473)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Balanus amphitrite (69864)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Balanus amphitrite (166744)