Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Full reference: V. A. Zullo. 1992. Revision of the balanid barnacle genus Concavus Newman, 1982, with the description of a new subfamily, two new genera, and eight new species. The Paleontological Society Memoir 27:1-46
Parent taxon: Concavinae according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Zullo 1992
Sister taxa: Alessandriella, Arossia, Concavus, Menesiniella, Paraconcavus, Perforatus, Zulloconcavus
Subtaxa: Chesaconcavus belgradensis Chesaconcavus chesapeakensis Chesaconcavus myosulcatus Chesaconcavus proteus Chesaconcavus rossi Chesaconcavus santamaria Chesaconcavus tamiamiensis
Type: Balanus concavus chesapeakensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (9: Florida, North Carolina, Virginia collections)
• Miocene of Germany (1), United States (21: Florida, Maryland, Virginia)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: South Carolina)
• Oligocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 33 collections including 46 occurrences
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