Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Alternative spelling: Balanus (Megabalanus)
Parent taxon: Megabalaninae according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021
See also Henry and McLaughlin 1996, Jones 2007, McLaughlin et al. 2005, Sepkoski 2002 and Zullo 1969
Sister taxa: Austromegabalanus, Fosterella, Notomegabalanus, Paractinobalanus, Pseudoacasta, Tasmanobalanus
Subtaxa: Balanus (Megabalanus) wilsoni Megabalanus ajax Megabalanus californicus Megabalanus clippertonensis Megabalanus coccopoma Megabalanus concinnus Megabalanus crispata Megabalanus dorbignii Megabalanus krakatauensis Megabalanus occator Megabalanus peninsularis Megabalanus rosa Megabalanus spinosus Megabalanus stultus Megabalanus tanagrae Megabalanus tulipiformis Megabalanus validus Megabalanus vesiculosus Megabalanus vinaceus Megabalanus volcano Megabalanus zebra
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (5 collections), United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of Chile (2), Mexico (2), Peru (1), Portugal (1), United States (4: California)
• Miocene of Algeria (1), Brazil (1), France (1), Mexico (2)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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