Fistulobalanus Zullo 1984 (barnacle)
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Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Full reference: V. A. Zullo. 1984. New genera and species of balanoid barnacles from the Oligocene and Miocene of North Carlina. Journal of Paleontology 58(5):1312-1338
Parent taxon: Amphibalaninae according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021
See also McLaughlin et al. 2005, Sepkoski 2002 and Zullo 1984
Sister taxa: Amphibalanus, Tetrabalanus
Subtaxa: Fistulobalanus amaraquaticus Fistulobalanus klemmi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (7 collections)
• Miocene of United States (2: Maryland, North Carolina)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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