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Chirona

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae

Taxonomy
Chirona was named by Gray (1835) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R Sepkoski's reference number: 346]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cirripedia by Sepkoski (2002); to Archaeobalanidae by McLaughlin et al. (2005); and to Archaeobalaninae by Chan et al. (2021).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Chirona Gray
2002Chirona Sepkoski
2005Chirona McLaughlin et al. p. 42
2021Chirona Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
RankNameAuthor
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
Sessilia(Lamarck 1818)
orderBalanomorpha(Pilsbry 1916)
superfamilyBalanoideaLeach 1817
familyBalanidaeLeach 1817
subfamilyArchaeobalaninaeNewman and Ross 1976
genusChironaGray 1835

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. Chirona Gray 1835
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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 Holocene or 15.97000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Alaska) C. alaskana (37337)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (Alaska) C. alaskana (37340)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Alaska) C. alaskana (37338)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Alaska) C. evermanni (37342 37343 37344 37345 37346)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) C. hameri (51005)