Concavus Newman 1982 (barnacle)

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae

Parent taxon: Concavinae according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021

See also Sepkoski 2002, Zullo 1984 and Zullo 1992

Sister taxa: Alessandriella, Arossia, Chesaconcavus, Menesiniella, Paraconcavus, Perforatus, Zulloconcavus

Subtaxa: Concavus (Menesiniella) Concavus concavus Concavus crassostricola Concavus rubsecens

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Type: Balanus concavus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Morocco (2 collections), United States (7: California)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)

• Pliocene of Italy (2), Mexico (4), United States (11: California, Florida)

• Miocene of Algeria (1), France (2), Haiti (3), Madagascar (1), Mexico (2), Panama (1), United States (27: California, Florida, Maryland, North Carlina, North Carolina)

• Oligocene of Colombia (1), Slovenia (1), United States (1: South Carolina)

Total: 67 collections each including a single occurrence

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