Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Scalpellidae
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 Arcoscalpellum according to J. S. H. Collins 1973
Sister taxa: Arcoscalpellum bakeri, Arcoscalpellum choctawensis, Arcoscalpellum distinctum, Arcoscalpellum euglyphum, Arcoscalpellum gaultinum, Arcoscalpellum habanense, Arcoscalpellum hartleyi, Arcoscalpellum hubrichti, Arcoscalpellum jacksonense, Arcoscalpellum knapptonensis, Arcoscalpellum michellottianum, Arcoscalpellum moskvini, Arcoscalpellum pulchellum, Arcoscalpellum quadratum, Arcoscalpellum raricostatum, Arcoscalpellum renevieri, Arcoscalpellum singletoni, Arcoscalpellum toulmini, Arcoscalpellum velutinum, Arcoscalpellum withersi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Bardwell Pasture, which is in a Maastrichtian coastal siliciclastic in the Ripley Formation of Mississippi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (10: Mississippi collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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