Brachylepas americana Zullo et al. 1987 (barnacle)

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Brachylepadidae

Full reference: V. A. Zullo, E. E. Russell, and F. F. Mellen. 1987. Brachylepas Woodward and Virgiscalpellum Withers (Cirripedia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Arkansas. Journal of Paleontology 61:101-111

Belongs to Brachylepas according to A. S. Gale and S. U. Vidovic 2023

See also Zullo et al. 1987

Sister taxa: Brachylepas angulosa, Brachylepas guascoi, Brachylepas hantonensis, Brachylepas naissanti, Brachylepas thieli

Type specimen: MSU 3313. Its type locality is MSU 659, Friendship quarry, which is in a Campanian foreshore conglomerate in the Brownstown Formation of Arkansas.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at MSU 659, Friendship quarry

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