Creusia Leach 1817 (coral barnacle)
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Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Pyrgomatidae
Parent taxon: Pyrgomatinae according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Weisbord 1972
Sister taxa: Cantellius, Cionophorus, Hiroa, Parahoekia, Pyrgoma, Savignium
Subtaxa: Creusia neogenica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (2: Florida collections)
• Miocene of Algeria (11), Malta (1), Moldova (1), Morocco (3)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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