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Notobalanus flosculus

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae

Taxonomy
Balanus flosculus was named by Darwin (1853). It is extant.

It was recombined as Notobalanus flosculus by Lauriat-Rage et al. (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Balanus flosculus Darwin
2002Notobalanus flosculus Lauriat-Rage et al. p. 281

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrĂ¼nnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
RankNameAuthor
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderBalanomorpha(Pilsbry 1916)
superfamilyBalanoideaLeach 1817
familyBalanidaeLeach 1817
subfamilyArchaeobalaninaeNewman and Ross 1976
genusNotobalanusNewman and Ross 1976
speciesflosculus(Darwin 1853)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Grouping: gregariousf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-04 07:41:07
Modified: 2008-03-04 09:41:07
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63French Southern Territories (Kerguelen Island) Balanus flosculus (209847)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63French Southern Territories Notobalanus flosculus (41122)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Tarapaca) Balanus flosculus (96672)