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Megabalanus
Taxonomy
Megabalanus was named by Hoek (1913) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Megabalaninae.
It was reranked as Balanus (Megabalanus) by Zullo (1969).
It was assigned to Balanus by Zullo (1969); to Cirripedia by Sepkoski (2002); to Balanidae by McLaughlin et al. (2005) and Jones (2007); and to Megabalaninae by Chan et al. (2021).
It was reranked as Balanus (Megabalanus) by Zullo (1969).
It was assigned to Balanus by Zullo (1969); to Cirripedia by Sepkoski (2002); to Balanidae by McLaughlin et al. (2005) and Jones (2007); and to Megabalaninae by Chan et al. (2021).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Megabalanus Hoek |
| 1969 | Balanus (Megabalanus) Zullo p. 10 |
| 2002 | Megabalanus Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Megabalanus McLaughlin et al. p. 43 |
| 2007 | Megabalanus Jones p. 294 |
| 2021 | Megabalanus Chan et al. |
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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. Megabalanus Hoek 1913
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†Balanus (Megabalanus) wilsoni Zullo 1969
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus 1758
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†Balanus tintinnabulum californicus Pilsbry 1916
Invalid names: Balanus coosensis Dall 1909 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available