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)
Belongs to Calvatilepas according to A. S. Gale and S. U. Vidovic 2023
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NHMUK PI In 64818, an other (scutum). Its type locality is Shakespeare Cliff, 70-72 m, Aycliff, which is in a Cenomanian carbonate chalk in the Zig Zag Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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