Emersonius Ross 1967 (whale barnacle)

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Coronulidae

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

See also Ross and Newman 1967 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cetopirus, Coronula, Coronulinae, Cryptolepas, Cylindrolepas, Platylepas, Stomatolepas, Tubicinella, Xenobalanus

Subtaxa: Emersonius cybosyrinx

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Abandoned limerock quarry, FL Highway 26 [Williston Limestone] (Eocene of Florida)

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