Graviscalpellum grantmackiei Buckeridge 1983 (barnacle)

Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Scalpellidae

Synonym: Arcoscalpellum distinctum Grant-Mackie 1965 [replaced name]

Full reference: J. S. Buckeridge. 1983. Fossil barnacles (Cirripedia: Thoracica) of New Zealand and Australia. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 50:1-151

Belongs to Graviscalpellum according to A. S. Gale 2016

See also Buckeridge 1983

Sister taxa: Graviscalpellum chapmani, Graviscalpellum complanatum, Graviscalpellum crassiforme, Graviscalpellum dunni, Graviscalpellum euglyphum, Graviscalpellum striatulum, Graviscalpellum ungulatum

Type specimens:

  • Graviscalpellum grantmackiei: A59A, an other
  • Arcoscalpellum distinctum: A59a, an other.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Graviscalpellum grantmackiei in the database

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