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Coronulidae (whale barnacle)

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Coronulidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Coronulidae Leach
1976Platylepadidae Newman and Ross
1982Coronulidae Zullo p. 3
2005Coronulidae McLaughlin et al. p. 41
2005Platylepadidae McLaughlin et al. p. 41
2006Coronulidae Bianucci et al. p. 328
2007Platylepadidae Jones p. 293
2007Coronulidae Jones p. 294
2018Coronulidae Collareta et al. p. 15
2021Coronulidae Chan et al.

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

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.

Fm. Coronulidae Leach 1817 [whale barnacle]
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G. Cetopirus Ranzani 1817
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Cetopirus polysyrinx Collareta et al. 2022
G. Chelolepas Ross and Frick 2007
G. Coronula Bruguière 1792
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Coronula barbara Darwin 1854
Coronula bifida Bronn 1831
Coronula diadema Linnaeus 1767
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Invalid names: Coronula macsotayi Weisbord 1971 [synonym]
Coronula reginae Darwin 1854
G. Cryptolepas Dall 1872
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Cryptolepas murata Zullo 1961
G. Cylindrolepas Pilsbry 1916
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G. †Emersonius Ross 1967
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Emersonius cybosyrinx Ross and Newman 1967
G. Platylepas Gray 1825
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Platylepas decorata Darwin 1854
Platylepas wilsoni Ross 1963
G. Stomatolepas Pilsbry 1916
G. Tubicinella Lamarck 1802
G. Xenobalanus Steenstrup 1851
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Xenobalanus globicipitis Steenstrup 1851
Invalid names: Coronulinae Leach 1817 [empty], Platylepadidae Newman and Ross 1976 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-04 07:51:33
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:28:17
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 37.71000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Florida) Emersonius cybosyrinx (160118)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58Taiwan (N/A) Coronula bifida (208295)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ecuador (Manabi) Coronula sp. (51884)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Peru Coronula sp. (97648)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Coronula barbara (122752)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774Taiwan Coronula bifida (206745)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Italy (Palermo) Coronula bifida (77592)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Japan (Shizuoka) Coronula bifida (208296)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129South Africa Coronula sp., Cetopirus complanatus (115185)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Coronula sp., Cryptolepas sp. (122846)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Oregon) Cetopirus polysyrinx (227922 227923)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Costa Rica Coronula diadema (66797)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Cryptolepas murata (225482)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Coronula diadema (160361) Coronula reginae (59063) Coronula sp. (96936) Coronula sp., Coronula diadema, Cryptolepas murata (203417)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Platylepas wilsoni (160133)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Coronula diadema (96706) Coronulidae indet., Cetopirus complanatus, Tubicinella major (122309)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Cetopirus polysyrinx (20645)