Thecostraca - Verrucomorpha - Verrucidae
Full reference: J. S. Buckeridge. 2011. Taphonomy and systematics of a new Late Cretaceous verrucid barnacle (Cirripedia, Thoracica) from Canterbury, New Zealand. Palaeontology 54:365-372
Belongs to Verruca according to J. S. Buckeridge 2011
Sister taxa: Verruca (Verruca), Verruca alabamensis, Verruca gailgoedertae, Verruca jagti, Verruca sorrellae, Verruca stroemia
Type specimen: CM 1970.52.10. Its type locality is Waipara River, upstream from Laidmore Bridge (M3/f9254), which is in a Maastrichtian offshore sandstone in the Conway Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Waipara River, upstream from Laidmore Bridge (M3/f9254)
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