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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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