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Megabalanus stultus

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae

Taxonomy
Balanus stultus was named by Darwin (1854). It is extant.

It was recombined as Megabalanus stultus by Henry and McLaughlin (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Balanus stultus Darwin
1996Megabalanus stultus Henry and McLaughlin p. 52

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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
genusMegabalanusHoek 1913
speciesstultus(Darwin 1854)

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.

Megabalanus stultus Darwin 1854
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available