Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Parent taxon: Balanus according to Da Costa 1778
Sister taxa: Balanus abeli, Balanus albicostatus, Balanus amaryllis, Balanus amphitrite, Balanus asteroides, Balanus bloxhamensis, Balanus calidus, Balanus cantelli, Balanus citerosum, Balanus crenatus, Balanus dentivarians, Balanus eburneus, Balanus glandula, Balanus gregarius, Balanus halosydne, Balanus humilis, Balanus imitator, Balanus improvisus, Balanus kondakovi, Balanus leonensis, Balanus multiseptatus, Balanus niveus, Balanus nubilus, Balanus ochlockonensis, Balanus ornatus, Balanus pallidus, Balanus patelliformis, Balanus polyporus, Balanus reticulatus, Balanus rostratus, Balanus scutorum, Balanus shilohensis, Balanus silverdalensis, Balanus subalbidus, Balanus tintinnabulum, Balanus trigonus, Balanus vadaszi, Balanus venustus
Subtaxa: Balanus (Balanus) connelli Balanus (Balanus) kanakoffi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (1: Alaska)
• Pliocene of United States (3: California, Florida)
• Oligocene of Canada (1: British Columbia)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence