Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Full reference: V. A. Zullo. 1984. New genera and species of balanoid barnacles from the Oligocene and Miocene of North Carlina. Journal of Paleontology 58(5):1312-1338
Belongs to Concavus according to V. A. Zullo 1992
See also Zullo 1984
Sister taxa: Concavus (Menesiniella), Concavus concavus, Concavus rubsecens
Type specimen: 401-2b, Dept Earth Sciences, UNCW, a partial shell (scutum). Its type locality is Pollocksville railroad bridge, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in North Carlina.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: Florida, Maryland, North Carlina, North Carolina collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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