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: Archaeobalaninae according to V. A. Zullo 1984
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Actinobalanus, Archaeobalanus, Armatobalanus, Bathybalanus, Chirona, Conopea, Hesperibalanus, Kathpalmeria, Membranobalanus, Notobalanus, Palaeobalanus, Solidobalanus, Striatobalanus, Zullobalanus
Subtaxa: Lophobalanus baumi Lophobalanus kellumi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: North Carlina collection)
• Oligocene of United States (7: Mississippi, North Carolina)
• Eocene of United States (3: North Carolina, South Carolina)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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