Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Alternative combinations: Balanus (Balanus) gregarius, Balanus (Tamiosoma) gregaria
Synonyms: Balanus aquila Pilsbry 1907, Balanus estrellanus Conrad 1857, Menesiniella aquila Pilsbry 1907
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1856. Descriptions of three new genera; twenty-three new species Middle Tertiary fossils from California, and one from Texas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8:301-327
Belongs to Tamiosoma according to V. A. Zullo 1992
See also Conrad 1856, Gabb 1869 and Zullo 1969
Sister taxa: Tamiosoma advena, Tamiosoma regalis
Type specimens:
- Tamiosoma gregaria: Its type locality is Salinas Valley [Pancho Rico Fm], which is in a Messinian coastal sandstone in the Pancho Rico Formation of California
- Balanus estrellanus:
- Menesiniella aquila:
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (12: California collections)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (7: California)
• Miocene of United States (7: California)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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