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Notomegabalanus

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae

Taxonomy
Notomegabalanus was named by Newman (1979).

It was assigned to Cirripedia by Lauriat-Rage et al. (2002); and to Megabalaninae by Chan et al. (2021).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Notomegabalanus Newman
2002Notomegabalanus Lauriat-Rage et al. p. 281
2021Notomegabalanus Chan et al.

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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
subfamilyMegabalaninaeNewman 1979
genusNotomegabalanusNewman 1979

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.

G. †Notomegabalanus Newman 1979
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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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 23.04000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 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 Austromegabalanus decorus (41122)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Balanus decorus (45027 45029)