Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Alternative combinations: Balanus (Megabalanus) tintinnabulum, Megabalanus tintinnabulum
Synonyms: Balanus concavus coosensis Dall 1909, Balanus coosensis Dall 1909
Belongs to Balanus according to Linnaeus 1758
See also Henry and McLaughlin 1996 and Martin 1879
Sister taxa: Balanus (Balanus), Balanus abeli, Balanus albicostatus, Balanus amaryllis, Balanus amphitrite, Balanus asteroides, Balanus bloxhamensis, Balanus calidus, Balanus cantelli, Balanus citerosum, Balanus crenatus, 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 trigonus, Balanus vadaszi, Balanus venustus
Subtaxa: Balanus (Megabalanus) tintinnabulum linzei Balanus tintinnabulum azoricus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cape Verde (2 collections), Mexico (1), Peru (1), United States (4: California)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Belgium (1), Brazil (2), Indonesia (1), United States (2: California)
• Oligocene of Slovenia (1)
• Eocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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