Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Alternative combination: Balanus concavus
Belongs to Concavus according to V. A. Zullo 1992
See also Martin 1904 and Ross and Newman 1967
Sister taxa: Concavus (Menesiniella), Concavus crassostricola, Concavus rubsecens
Subtaxa: Balanus concavus chesapeakensis Balanus concavus proteus Balanus concavus rariseptatus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Valleandona, which is in a Zanclean marine sandstone in the Valldunga Formation of Italy
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Morocco (2 collections), United States (7: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of Italy (2), Mexico (4), United States (11: California, Florida)
• Miocene of Algeria (1), France (2), Haiti (3), Madagascar (1), Mexico (2), Panama (1), United States (22: Maryland)
• Oligocene of Colombia (1), Slovenia (1)
Total: 61 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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