Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Alternative combination: Balanus hesperius proinus
Full reference: W. P. Woodring and M.N. Bramlette. 1950. Geology and paleontology of the Santa Maria District California. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 222:1-185
Belongs to Balanus (Hesperibalanus) according to V. A. Zullo 1969
See also Woodring and Bramlette 1950
Sister taxa: Balanus (Hesperibalanus) hesperius, Balanus (Hesperibalanus) unguiformis, Hesperibalanus huddlestuni, Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) cornwalli, Solidobalanus (Hesperibalanus) sookensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Woodring Loc236 - Casmalia Hills [Careaga Sandstone], which is in a Gelasian offshore sandstone in the Careaga Sandstone Formation of California.
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (4: California)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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