Tetraclita Schumacher 1817 (barnacle)
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Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Tetraclitidae
Parent taxon: Tetraclitidae according to B. K. K. Chan et al. 2021
See also Jones 2007, McLaughlin et al. 2005 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Epopella, Newmanella, Tesseroplax, Tesseropora, Tetraclitella
Subtaxa: Tetraclita floridana Tetraclita rubescens Tetraclita squamosa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (14 collections), Saudi Arabia (2), United States (10: California)
• Miocene of Spain (1)
• Oligocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
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