Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Chelonibiidae
Full reference: V. A. Zullo. 1982. A new species of the turtle barnacle Chelonibia Leach, 1817, (Cirripedia, Thoracica) from the Oligocene Mint Spring and Byram Formations of Mississippi. Mississippi Geology 2(3):1-6
Belongs to Chelonibia according to V. A. Zullo 1982
Sister taxa: Chelonibia capellini, Chelonibia caretta, Chelonibia depressa, Chelonibia hemisphaerica, Chelonibia manati, Chelonibia patula, Chelonibia testudinaria
Type specimen: MSU 3260, an other. Its type locality is MSU Loc. 2181 - Smith Co. Lime Plant [Mint Springs Marl], which is in a Rupelian marine marl in the Mint Springs Formation of Mississippi.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Oligocene of United States (3: Mississippi)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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