Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Full reference: G. Ponzi. 1876. I fossile del Monte Vaticano. Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, Serie Seconda 3(2):925-959
Belongs to Balanus according to G. Ponzi 1876
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 pallidus, Balanus patelliformis, Balanus polyporus, Balanus reticulatus, Balanus rostratus, Balanus scutorum, Balanus shilohensis, Balanus silverdalensis, Balanus subalbidus, Balanus tintinnabulum, Balanus trigonus, Balanus vadaszi, Balanus venustus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Cava Vannutelli quarry, Monte Vaticano, which is in a Zanclean deep-water marl in the Monte Vaticano Formation of Holy See (Vatican City State)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Cava Vannutelli quarry, Monte Vaticano
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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