†Kathpalmeria Ross 1965 (barnacle)
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Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Parent taxon: Archaeobalaninae according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021
See also Ross and Newman 1967, Sepkoski 2002 and Zullo and Kite 1985
Sister taxa: Actinobalanus, Archaeobalanus, Armatobalanus, Bathybalanus, Chirona, Conopea, Hesperibalanus, Membranobalanus, Notobalanus, Palaeobalanus, Solidobalanus, Striatobalanus, Zullobalanus
Subtaxa: Kathpalmeria georgiana
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (8: Florida, Georgia collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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