Thecostraca - Calanticomorpha - Cretiscalpellidae
Full reference: J. S. H. Collins. 1973. Cirripedes from the Upper Cretaceous of Alabama and Mississippi, Eastern Gulf Region, USA. Part 1. Palaeontology. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology 23(6):349-380
Belongs to Cretiscalpellum according to J. S. H. Collins 1973
Sister taxa: Cretiscalpellum billaulti, Cretiscalpellum glabrum, Cretiscalpellum homseyi, Cretiscalpellum imbricatum, Cretiscalpellum macrum, Cretiscalpellum matrioni, Cretiscalpellum mutterlosei, Cretiscalpellum naidini, Cretiscalpellum obtusum, Cretiscalpellum sharapovi, Cretiscalpellum striatum, Cretiscalpellum unguis, Cretiscalpellum vallum, Cretiscalpellum venustum, Scalpellum (Cretiscalpellum) bronni
Type specimen: BMNH In.64421, a carapace. Its type locality is Barr Pasture (Harned collection), which is in a Maastrichtian coastal siliciclastic in the Ripley Formation of Mississippi.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (5: Mississippi collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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