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Balanus amphitrite

Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Balanus amphitrite Darwin
1879Balanus amphitrite Martin p. 132
2005Balanus amphitrite McLaughlin et al. p. 42

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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
subfamilyBalaninaeLeach 1817
genusBalanusDa Costa 1778
speciesamphitriteDarwin 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 amphitrite Darwin 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available