Poecilasma Darwin 1851 (barnacle)
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Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Poecilasmatidae
Parent taxon: Poecilasmatidae according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021
See also Gale 2015, Harzhauser and Schloegl 2012 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Archoxynaspis, Dianajonesia, Dichelaspis, Glyptelasma, Megalasma, Microlepas, Minyaspis, Octolasmis, Oxynaspis, Pagurolepas, Rugilepas, Scleraspis, Temnaspis, Trilasmis
Subtaxa: Poecilasma kaempferi Poecilasma miocaenica
Type: Poecilasma kaempferi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Austria (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Sweden (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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