Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Belongs to Balanus according to P. A. McLaughlin et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Balanus (Balanus), Balanus abeli, Balanus albicostatus, Balanus amaryllis, Balanus amphitrite, Balanus asteroides, Balanus bloxhamensis, Balanus calidus, Balanus cantelli, Balanus citerosum, Balanus dentivarians, Balanus eburneus, Balanus glandula, Balanus gregarius, Balanus halosydne, Balanus humilis, Balanus imitator, Balanus improvisus, Balanus kondakovi, Balanus leonensis, Balanus multiseptatus, Balanus niveus, Balanus nubilus, Balanus ochlockonensis, Balanus ornatus, Balanus pallidus, Balanus patelliformis, Balanus polyporus, Balanus reticulatus, Balanus rostratus, Balanus scutorum, Balanus shilohensis, Balanus silverdalensis, Balanus subalbidus, Balanus tintinnabulum, Balanus trigonus, Balanus vadaszi, Balanus venustus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (7: New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec collections), Greenland (6), Iceland (3), Morocco (1), United States (13: Alaska, California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Washington)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (2: Alaska)
• Miocene of United States (1: Alaska)
• Oligocene of Slovenia (1)
Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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