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Amphibalaninae

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae

Taxonomy
Amphibalaninae was named by Pitombo (2004). It is extant. Its type is Amphibalanus.

It was assigned to Balanidae by Chan et al. (2021).

Subtaxa
Amphibalanus (type genus), Fistulobalanus, Tetrabalanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Amphibalaninae Pitombo
2021Amphibalaninae Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
RankNameAuthor
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderBalanomorpha(Pilsbry 1916)
superfamilyBalanoideaLeach 1817
familyBalanidaeLeach 1817
subfamilyAmphibalaninaePitombo 2004
subfamilyAmphibalaninaePitombo 2004

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.

Subfm. Amphibalaninae Pitombo 2004
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G. Amphibalanus Pitombo 2000
G. Fistulobalanus Zullo 1984
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†Fistulobalanus amaraquaticus Yamaguchi 1980
†Fistulobalanus klemmi Zullo 1984
G. Tetrabalanus Cornwall 1941
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 Aquitanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Fistulobalanus klemmi (48887)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Maryland) Fistulobalanus klemmi (51716)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774Taiwan Amphibalanus reticulatus (206745)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Japan (Kagoshima) Balanus amaraquaticus (234385)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Japan Balanus amaraquaticus (234381)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Aichi) Balanus amaraquaticus (127686)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Chiba) Balanus amaraquaticus (76017)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Chiba) Balanus amaraquaticus (235449)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Kanagawa) Balanus amaraquaticus (102983 235448)