†Pycnolepas rigida Sowerby 1836 (barnacle)
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Thecostraca - Verrucomorpha - Pycnolepadidae
Alternative combinations: Pollicipes rigidus, Pycnolepas rigidus
Belongs to Pycnolepas according to A. S. Gale and S. U. Vidovic 2023
See also Carriol and Collins 2000 and Jagt et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Pycnolepas batchelorum, Pycnolepas fimbriata, Pycnolepas industriosa, Pycnolepas orientalis, Pycnolepas scalaris, Pycnolepas tithonica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (2 collections), the Russian Federation (2), the United Kingdom (22)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
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