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Balanus (Hesperibalanus) proinus

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae

Taxonomy
Balanus hesperius proinus was named by Woodring and Bramlette (1950). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Woodring Loc. 236 - Casmalia Hills [Careaga Sandstone], which is in a Gelasian offshore sandstone in the Careaga Sandstone Formation of California.

It was recombined as Balanus (Hesperibalanus) proinus by Zullo (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Balanus hesperius proinus Woodring and Bramlette p. 92 figs. pl. 14, figs. 11, 15; pl. 16, figs. 1-3, 8-12
1969Balanus (Hesperibalanus) proinus Zullo pp. 16 - 17 figs. Figs . 26-32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
RankNameAuthor
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderBalanomorpha(Pilsbry 1916)
superfamilyBalanoideaLeach 1817
familyBalanidaeLeach 1817
subfamilyArchaeobalaninaeNewman and Ross 1976
genusBalanusPilsbry 1916
subgenusHesperibalanus
speciesproinus()

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.

†Balanus (Hesperibalanus) proinus Woodring and Bramlette 1950
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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 Piacenzian to the top of the Gelasian or 3.60000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Balanus hesperius (189542 189549) Balanus proinus (122752 226581)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (California) Balanus hesperius (189557 189561 207663 type locality: 207707)