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Balanus nubilus

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae

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

It was recombined as Balanus (Balanus) nubilus by Zullo (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Balanus nubilus Darwin
1959Balanus nubilus Addicott and Emerson p. 17
1969Balanus (Balanus) nubilus Zullo p. 8 figs. Figs. 8-10
2005Balanus nubilus McLaughlin et al. p. 42

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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
subfamilyBalaninaeLeach 1817
genusBalanusDa Costa 1778
speciesnubilusDarwin 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.

Balanus nubilus 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

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.98000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Alaska) Balanus nubilus (37337)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (Alaska) Balanus nubilus (37339)
Tortonian - Piacenzian11.63 - 2.58USA (California) Balanus nubilus (188305)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Balanus nubilus (122752)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Balanus nubilus (37672)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Balanus nubilus (52347 67613 67641 67642 226466 226467)