Crithmumlepas Gale and Vidovic 2023 (barnacle)

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Brachylepadidae

Full reference: A. S. Gale and S. U. Vidovic. 2023. The origins of major sessile cirripede groups; a revision of Cretaceous Brachylepadomorpha and Verrucomorpha. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 21(2258370)

Parent taxon: Brachylepadidae according to A. S. Gale and S. U. Vidovic 2023

Sister taxa: Brachylepas, Calvatilepas, Epibrachylepas, Fallaxlepas, Parabrachylepas

Subtaxa: Crithmumlepas aycliffensis Crithmumlepas hoensis

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Type: Crithmumlepas hoensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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