Lepas Linnaeus 1758 (barnacle)

Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Lepadidae

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

See also Buckeridge 1983, Harzhauser and Schloegl 2012, Jones 2007 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Dosima, Pristinolepas

Subtaxa: Lepas (Anatifa) Lepas (Lepas) Lepas anatifera Lepas sattmanni

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Type: Lepas anatifera

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Holy See (Vatican City State) (1 collection)

• Miocene of Austria (1), Poland (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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