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Austrobalanus

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Austrobalanidae

Taxonomy
Austrobalanus was named by Pilsbry (1916) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 346]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cirripedia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Austrobalanidae by Chan et al. (2021).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Austrobalanus Pilsbry
2002Austrobalanus Sepkoski
2021Austrobalanus Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
Sessilia(Lamarck 1818)
orderBalanomorpha(Pilsbry 1916)
superfamilyCoronuloideaLeach 1817
familyAustrobalanidaeNewman and Ross 1976
genusAustrobalanusPilsbry 1916

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.

G. Austrobalanus Pilsbry 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available