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Tamiosoma gregaria

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae

Taxonomy
Tamiosoma gregaria was named by Conrad (1856). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Salinas Valley [Pancho Rico Fm], which is in a Messinian coastal sandstone in the Pancho Rico Formation of California. It is the type species of Tamiosoma.

It was recombined as Balanus (Tamiosoma) gregaria by Woodring (1940); it was recombined as Balanus gregarius by Durham and Addicott (1965); it was recombined as Balanus (Balanus) gregarius by Zullo (1969).

Synonyms
  • Balanus aquila was named by Pilsbry (1907). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Menesiniella aquila by Newman (1982); it was synonymized subjectively with Tamiosoma gregaria by Zullo (1992).
  • Balanus estrellanus was named by Conrad (1857). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Tamiosoma gregaria by Zullo (1992).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Tamiosoma gregaria Conrad p. 315
1857Balanus estrellanus Conrad p. 195 figs. pl. 8, fig. 1
1869Tamiosoma gregaria Gabb p. 61 figs. PI. 18, Fig. 22, a, b, c, d
1907Balanus aquila Pilsbry p. 199
1940Balanus (Tamiosoma) gregaria Woodring
1965Balanus gregarius Durham and Addicott p. A11
1969Balanus (Balanus) gregarius Zullo p. 6 figs. Figs. 3 - 7, 45
1982Menesiniella aquila Newman p. 28
1992Tamiosoma gregaria Zullo p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
RankNameAuthor
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
—Sessilia(Lamarck 1818)
orderBalanomorpha(Pilsbry 1916)
superfamilyBalanoideaLeach 1817
familyBalanidaeLeach 1817
subfamilyBalaninaeLeach 1817
genusTamiosomaConrad 1856
speciesgregaria

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.

†Tamiosoma gregaria Conrad 1856
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Invalid names: Balanus estrellanus Conrad 1857 [synonym], Menesiniella aquila Pilsbry 1907 [synonym]
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 Middle Miocene to the top of the Gelasian or 15.97000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Tamiosoma gregaria (160194)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Balanus gregarius (44421 44423 44425 164674) Tamiosoma gregaria (38044)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Tamiosoma gregaria (type locality: 160215)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Mexico (Baja California Norte) Tamiosoma gregaria (160371)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Tamiosoma gregaria (216433 216568 216865 216869)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Balanus aquila (189541) Balanus gregarius (122752 226581)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Balanus aquila (189561 189765 189768 207661 207663 207664 207666 207667 207673 207675 207676 207714)