Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Alternative combination: Balanus (Hesperibalanus) cornwalli
Full reference: V. A. Zullo. 1966. A new species of Balanus (Cirripedia, Thoracica) from the Late Eocene Cowlitz Formation of southern Washington, U.S.A. Crustaceana 11(2):198-204
Belongs to Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) according to V. A. Zullo 1982
See also Zullo 1966
Sister taxa: Balanus (Hesperibalanus) hesperius, Balanus (Hesperibalanus) proinus, Balanus (Hesperibalanus) unguiformis, Hesperibalanus huddlestuni, Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) kellumi, Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) sookensis
Type specimen: UCMP 12074, an other. Its type locality is UCMP Loc. B-4255 - Cowtliz Fm type section [Cowlitz Fm], which is in a Bartonian offshore sandstone in the Cowlitz Formation of Washington.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: Washington collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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