Scalpellum nitens Fritsch and Kafka 1887 (barnacle)

Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Scalpellidae

Full reference: A. Fritsch and J. Kafka. 1887. Die Crustaceen der böhmischen Kreideformation. 1-53

Belongs to Scalpellum according to A. Fritsch and J. Kafka 1887

Sister taxa: Scalpellum accumulatum, Scalpellum aduncatum, Scalpellum augustum, Scalpellum australe, Scalpellum crassum, Scalpellum cyphum, Scalpellum dalpiazi, Scalpellum dissimile, Scalpellum gibbum, Scalpellum kamajkense, Scalpellum lineatum, Scalpellum longissimum, Scalpellum maximum, Scalpellum paratethyianum, Scalpellum parvulum, Scalpellum pfeifferi, Scalpellum quadricarinatum, Scalpellum scalpellum, Scalpellum subquadratum

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Kamajk (Cretaceous of Czechia)

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