Lepas Linnaeus 1758 (barnacle)
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Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Lepadidae
Parent taxon: Lepadidae according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021
See also Buckeridge 1983, Harzhauser and Schloegl 2012, Jones 2007 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Conchoderma, Dosima, Hyalolepas, Pristinolepas
Subtaxa: Lepas (Anatifa) Lepas (Lepas) Lepas anatifera Lepas sattmanni
Type: Lepas anatifera
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Holy See (Vatican City State) (1 collection)
• Miocene of Austria (1), Poland (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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